Tag: cancer

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A special quilt helped Nancy Jaquish through years of treatment for stage 4 colorectal cancer. She recently visited to see the quilt on display at Wilmot Cancer Center - a gift she hopes will serve ...

Louis (Sandy) Constine, MD, FACR, FASTRO, has been a specialist in radiation and pediatric oncology for 50 years. This month, his career reached a high point when the premier journal in his field ...

One of the big headlines from a major scientific meeting recently: The HPV vaccine not only prevents cervical cancer but reduces the risk of multiple other cancers and even pre-malignant lesions.

Stem cell transplants can help ensure remission for some cancer patients, but many of these patients experience a side effect known as chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). Nurse-researchers at ...

It was college spring break week at the University of Rochester in 1976 for John Saunders, but there would be no fun outings, no hanging out. He had just learned he had Hodgkin lymphoma. He shares ...

Karen Mustian, PhD, MPH, led a national panel to recommend what works best for cancer fatigue, a significant side effect for patients.

When Tim McDonald, of Tampa Bay, Florida, found out he had stage 4 colorectal cancer that had spread to his liver, self-advocacy became his focus. That led him to the University of Rochester Medical ...

Francisco “Paco” Cartujano Barrera, MD, (he/él) exemplifies the importance of having a seat at the table. As a member of Latino and LGBTQ+ communities, he lends a unique perspective to research aimed ...

Scientists showed important changes in blood work, and are doing further studies to discover if a plant-based diet can slow cancer growth.