Tag: colorectal cancer

Maria Garcia-Rivera has been through a lot in the last 18 years, including two cancer diagnoses. But whenever setbacks related to her cancer come up, her UR Medicine and Wilmot Cancer Institute teams ...

Preventing cancer isn't always possible because finding a direct cause can be difficult. But researchers have found one important thing that makes a difference: nutrition.

Patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver come from all over the U.S. to have living-donor liver transplants at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A new report shows ...

Wilmot oncologist Richard Dunne, MD, helped to run the nationwide clinical trial to treat this common complication of cancer.

Translational research at Wilmot focuses on identifying subtypes of colon cancer.

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 ...

It’s easy to put off routine health screenings—but do you really want to roll the dice with your health? Schedule your appointments now with a UR Medicine provider to take control of your well-being.

A Wilmot Cancer Institute study shows that patients with rectal cancer who respond well to radiation and chemotherapy are increasingly opting for a watch-and-wait approach to care.

Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center are first in the nation to use a cutting-edge therapy for patients with cancerous tumors in their liver. Using high-intensity sound waves, ...

Science now supports several mind-body interventions - meditation, yoga, acupuncture, music therapy, for example- and a Wilmot faculty member was on the national panel.