Education Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 4, 2014 The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the Center for Community Health, in partnership with Cancer Mission 2020, led by Camp Good Days and Special Times, are joining forces to bring a ...
Patient Care News Anchor’s On-Air Colonoscopy Aims to Take Fear Away, Encourage Screenings By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 Kevin Doran, anchor for WROC-TV News 8, is inviting his audience to follow him through the process of his colonoscopy, in the hope of encouraging others to have the screening that can potentially ...
Patient Care Be Aware: Colonoscopy Can Screen for and Prevent Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 21, 2014 If you could take a few simple steps to prevent cancer, would you? Most of us like to think we’d do anything we can to stay healthy. Until your doctor says it’s time for a colonoscopy. Even the most ...
Research Prostate Cancer Danger Zone: More Likely for Older, Black Men By URMC Communications Jan. 28, 2014 When prostate cancer is detected through a screening test and no symptoms are present, logic would say the disease is probably insignificant and the patient can avoid aggressive treatment. Yet ...
Research Scientist Lynne E. Maquat Named 2014 Athena Award Winner By Emily Boynton Jan. 15, 2014 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D., the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, was named ...
Education Nobel Laureate Speaking at School of Medicine & Dentistry By URMC Communications Jan. 5, 2014 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry is welcoming Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D. this month. Cech will deliver two talks in conjunction with the school’s third annual ...
Research What Does Compassion Sound Like? By Leslie Orr Dec. 25, 2013 “Good to see you. I’m sorry. It sounds like you’ve had a tough, tough, week.” Spoken by a doctor to a cancer patient, that statement is an example of compassionate behavior observed by a University ...
Patient Care 6 Tips for Coping with Cancer Over the Holidays By URMC Communications Dec. 16, 2013 Holidays can be joyful times that create lasting memories. But, if you have cancer, or are caring for someone who does, you may find this season especially challenging. Social worker Sandra Sabatka ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Launches Inpatient Smoking Cessation Initiative By URMC Communications Dec. 10, 2013 The Wilmot Cancer Center at the URMC is helping patients navigate the complexities of quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis with the introduction of an in-patient smoking cessation program—the ...
Research Hematology Event Draws Wilmot Scientists, New Data By URMC Communications Dec. 5, 2013 Several members of the lymphoma and leukemia teams at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center are to present research at the 55th annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting, Dec. 7 to 10, which is ...
