Patient Care Girl Inspires Others Through Courageous Battle with Cancer By URMC Communications May. 12, 2014 Less than 24-hours after Katie Foster learned her cousin was diagnosed with cancer, Katie and her family learned she, too, had cancer.
Research Wilmot Family and the James P. Wilmot Foundation Give $4 Million for Cancer Research at University of Rochester By Lydia Fernandez May. 10, 2014 Citing a commitment to cancer research that spans three generations of Wilmot family members, Wilmot Cancer Institute director Jonathan W. Friedberg, M.D., M.M.Sc., announced combined gifts totaling ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Launches Wilmot Cancer Institute, $30M Campaign for Cancer Research By Leslie Orr May. 8, 2014 UR Medicine today announced the creation of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, a new organizational structure for all of its clinical and research programs in cancer, including its growing network of ...
Research Gene Discovery Links Cancer Cell ‘Recycling’ System to Potential New Therapy By Leslie Orr May. 1, 2014 University of Rochester scientists have discovered a gene with a critical link to pancreatic cancer, and further investigation in mice shows that by blocking the gene’s most important function, ...
Community 2nd Annual Warrior Walk Honors Cancer Survivors By Leslie Orr Apr. 30, 2014 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Center is sponsoring its second Warrior Walk in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 1, on the University of Rochester’s River Campus.
Patient Care 3rd Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette Apr. 22, 2014 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 3rd annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, in Geneseo.
Patient Care Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers By Lori Barrette Apr. 10, 2014 Heading south for the upcoming school break? Remember to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays. UR Medicine dermatologist Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio says the idea that a suntan makes you appear ...
Community Crush Cancer Concert Honors Children's Hospital Patient and Helps Others By Rebecca Youmell Apr. 9, 2014 Friends and family of Hannah Metzler, a Fairport High School (FHS) junior and UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital patient who passed away last month after a battle with brain cancer, will ...
Community Cancer Services Program Honored with W.B. Potter Founder’s Award By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 3, 2014 Part of the Center for Community Health, CSP was recognized with the 2014 W.B. Potter Founder’s Award by the Ad Council of Rochester.
Research Using Cancer’s Fingerprint, UR Researchers Clinch a Diagnosis By URMC Communications Mar. 5, 2014 Rochester scientists are using a gene test to diagnose a difficult-to-detect form of bone marrow cancer an example of how academic medical centers are applying new technology in ways that play to ...
