Research Bucci Family Supports Breast Cancer Research at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 10, 2015 A $1 million commitment from Joseph G. and Elaine Bucci of Piffard, Livingston County, will support breast cancer research at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute. The Bucci Family Breast Cancer ...
Research Pathologist Wins Breast Cancer Award to Study Bone Metastasis By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2015 A University of Rochester Medical Center scientist, who is studying an “all-in-one” agent to be used when breast cancer spreads to the bone, received a $50,000 grant today from the Breast Cancer ...
Patient Care Precision Medicine: Changing the Way We Treat Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 10, 2015 Precision medicine has been getting a lot of attention lately—most recently as President Obama announced plans for a Precision Medicine Initiative designed to expand the nation’s efforts to address ...
Research Another URMC Milestone: FDA Approves High-Tech Breast Imaging System By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2015 After more than a decade of development and data-gathering -- including breast scans on nearly 700 women and 79 patents issued -- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breast-cancer ...
Patient Care Lymphedema: Myths and Facts for Breast Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Oct. 17, 2014 Lymphedema, an abnormal collection of high-protein fluid beneath the skin, can be a long-term complication of cancer treatment, and it often affects individuals who have had surgery for breast ...
Research Wilmot Awarded $3M to Study Yoga for Cancer-Related Insomnia By Leslie Orr Oct. 13, 2014 Armed with a $3.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, the Wilmot Cancer Institute is launching the first study ever to test whether a unique yoga therapy can treat insomnia among cancer ...
Patient Care Free Mammography Screenings Oct. 11 By Leslie White Oct. 6, 2014 UR Medicine Breast Imaging is offering free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 at two locations: at Highland Breast Imaging in Henrietta and at ...
Community Breast Health Day to Focus on Screening and Staying Well By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 4, 2014 Learn what every woman should know about breast imaging, what a biopsy can tell you about breast cancer risk and what you can do to minimize your risk during Breast Health Day on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Patient Care Breast Health Day: Dispelling Mammogram Myths By Lori Barrette Aug. 29, 2014 Mammograms are the gold standard for detecting breast cancer. But they can be uncomfortable, and women may avoid them out of fear of what they may reveal. Dr. Avice O’Connell, director of Women’s ...
Research Pathology Expert Shares Personalized Medicine Tool By URMC Communications Jul. 31, 2014 UR Pathology Professor David G. Hicks, M.D., a national leader in using molecular technology to diagnose breast cancer, helped to design a new tool to assist other U.S. pathologists in how to ...
