Patient Care Should You Get a Mammogram Before 40? What to Know if You’re at Higher Risk By Elizabeth Beach Oct. 28, 2026 Do you have a family history of breast cancer? Learn when to ask about screening before age 40, how risk is assessed, and what an earlier screening plan may include.
Patient Care One Visit. One Team. By Scott Hesel Oct. 22, 2026 There are moments in a child’s life that should not require a hospital visit: A morning spent in pain. An afternoon lost to waiting. A months-long delay for care that everyone knows is needed. Yet ...
Community Lifelong Smoker Quits as Wilmot Program Reaches 1,000th Milestone By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2026 When Bernell Jones, 75, decided it was time to quit smoking, her physician referred her to Wilmot Cancer Institute's Tobacco Cessation Program. She's now officially a former smoker, joining 1,000 ...
Patient Care Can You Get a Mammogram While Breastfeeding? By Sydney Burrows Oct. 14, 2026 University of Rochester Medicine breast imaging specialist Patricia Melendez Moreno, MD, explains why it’s safe for nursing mothers to get mammograms and how to best prepare for screening.
Wilmot Cancer Institute Surgical Teams Bring Innovative Options to Cancer Patients By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 13, 2026 Three innovative surgical procedures, histotripsy, hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pumps, and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), are helping patients with advanced cancer survive and ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute’s 2026 Impact Report Shares WCI's Momentum Since Receiving NCI Designation By Leslie Orr Oct. 8, 2026 The latest edition of Dialogue magazine featured a new look and theme, focusing on Wilmot Cancer Institute’s growth and momentum since receiving a National Cancer Institute designation in 2025, ...
Research The Secret to Funding Success? Tough Love, Mentoring, Powerful Storytelling By Leslie Orr Oct. 8, 2026 Recognized nationally and internationally for groundbreaking research, Wilmot Cancer Institute's Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) research program focuses on cancer symptoms and side effects. In ...
Research Wilmot’s Novel Discoveries in Pancreatic Cancer Led to Prized $3M Grant to Expand Research By Leslie Orr Sep. 22, 2026 Researcher are investigating how the biological clock within cancer cells aids in the spread of cancer.
Research Naoko Takebe, MD, PhD, Joins Wilmot to Build Early-Phase Clinical Trials and Developmental Therapeutics By Leslie Orr Sep. 16, 2026 Patients will have more access to experimental therapies.
Patient Care Golisano Children’s Earns National Recognition for Pediatric Cancer By Scott Hesel Sep. 15, 2026 University of Rochester Medicine Golisano Children’s has once again been recognized among the nation’s best in the 2026–2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.
