Patient Care Hot Topic: Manipulating Cell Metabolism to Attack Cancer By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Wilmot scientists have identified cancer-causing mutations that control and alter the way cancer cells biosynthesize and replicate.
Patient Care Pathologist Seeks Earlier Answers for Families with Lynch Syndrome By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Lynch syndrome is one of the most common inherited conditions that raises a person’s risk of colorectal cancer. Pathologist Jennifer Findeis-Hosey, M.D., is looking for ways to identify clinical and ...
Patient Care Cellular Environment Surrounding Cancer Cells: Friend or Foe? By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Studying the microenvironment is a research pillar at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, and scientists are looking at it from every angle.
Patient Care Cancer: How Do I Tell My Kids? By URMC Communications Jan. 6, 2017 One of the hardest parts of a cancer diagnosis can be breaking the news to children. Wilmot Cancer Institute Social Worker Judy Zeeman-Golden shares advice on talking to kids about cancer.
Research A Closer Look at the Eye: Researchers Develop New Retinal Imaging Technique By Susanne Pallo Jan. 2, 2017 URMC researchers have developed a new imaging technique that allowed the first glimpse of individual cells in the retina, a layer of tissue at the back of the eye. The new technique could allow ...
Patient Care New Clinical Trials Advance Treatment, Diagnosis of Gynecologic Cancers By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 28, 2016 Wilmot offers the most extensive portfolio of clinical trials for gynecologic cancers in the region. In addition to large national treatment trials, Wilmot also offers trials that are available only ...
Patient Care No Longer Science Fiction, Immunotherapy Offers Second Chances to Patients, New Opportunities for Research By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 28, 2016 Among today's most promising clinical developments, immunotherapy aims to boost, restore, or improve the body’s natural defenses to fight cancer.
Research Chemo-brain Among Women with Breast Cancer is Pervasive, Study Shows By Leslie Orr Dec. 27, 2016 The largest study to date of a condition known as “chemo-brain” shows that women with breast cancer report it’s a substantial problem after chemotherapy for as long as six months after treatment, ...
Patient Care Caregiving from Afar: How to Help When You Can't Be There By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 21, 2016 Helping to care for a loved one from miles away is hard, but Wilmot Cancer Institute social worker Sandra Sabatka shares some ideas for how to stay involved.
Patient Care New Heart is Ultimate Gift for Volunteer Firefighter By Leslie White Dec. 20, 2016 Barbara Fudge has spent her life helping others and asking nothing in return. For nearly 20 years she has served as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in her small Chemung ...
