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Face to Face: Meet 'Upstate Girl' Jamie Flerlage, MD
Get to know Jamie Flerlage, MD, MS. She recently joined URMC as the new Chief and Academic Director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Golisano Children's Hospital and Assistant Director of Clinical ...
Mendon Family Gifts Wilmot $50K in Honor of Daughter’s Extraordinary Care
Sarah Moore’s life over the past year has been mind-boggling and, at the same time, miraculous, after she spent more than 200 days in the hospital at Wilmot Cancer Institute.
Resisting the Urge: How One Smoker Quit a Decades-Long Habit
Jack Pilarski, of Pittsford, represents a success story. He had been smoking for 60 years. After receiving information about Wilmot’s Tobacco Cessation Program, he decided to take the plunge. He ...
Research Roundup: Research “Wunderkind” Finds Meaning in Cancer Diagnosis
Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC, found out she had lymphoma at age 26 while working as a nurse practitioner in New York City. The experience ended up shaping her research career; today, she is part of ...
From Patient to Philanthropist: How One Cancer Patient Gives Back to 'A Place that Gave Us Hope'
Gwyn Hankinson found out she had breast cancer more than two decades ago, while she was also pregnant with their first son. Today, she is doing well, and since then, Gwyn and her husband, Garth, have ...
Community Collaboration Fuels a Compelling Grassroots Perspective
The first time Karen Mustian, Ph.D., a Wilmot Cancer Institute research leader, met the Reverend Patrina Freeman and a group of community advisors, she was so moved that she wept. Freeman is part of ...
Guided by Research, Wilmot’s Breast Cancer Program Comes of Age
From basic science to screening to care and survivorship, Wilmot’s growing and flourishing Comprehensive Breast Care program has an impressive list of new initiatives.
Meet the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers
Education is a hallmark of an academic cancer center, and Wilmot Cancer Institute is building a pipeline of research trainees with fresh energy and a special interest in cancer.
Dialogue Magazine: Breast Cancer Services Thrive — As Do the Grad Student Researchers at Wilmot
In the latest edition of Dialogue (Vol 1, 2023), read stories about breast cancer care and research at Wilmot Cancer Institute, a community collaboration that is benefitting cancer research, and ...
Breast Cancer Survivor Receives Inspiration Award, Talks About New Screening Guidelines
Christine Skivington was honored at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s annual Discovery Ball on May 6, 2023, for her inspiring story. She is the mother of three small children who faced an aggressive type of ...