Patient Care Celebrating Nurse Scientists By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 11, 2017 Patients prosper when the "bench" is stationed at the "bedside"
Patient Care Caregiving, holidays and the art of negotiation By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 1, 2017 Holidays and other big occasions come with traditions to uphold and expectations to meet. Cancer can change all of that — leaving you and your loved ones to negotiate what to do when what you want ...
Patient Care After head and neck cancer, training for Thanksgiving By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 10, 2017 When you’re learning to swallow again after treatment for head and neck cancer, preparing for Thanksgiving can be like training for a marathon. It can be physical, mental and intense, but absolutely ...
Patient Care The Future of Esophageal Cancer: Clinical Trials at Wilmot Attempt to Improve Treatments By Lydia Fernandez Nov. 3, 2017 Researchers at Wilmot Cancer Institute are working to improve treatment for esophageal cancer, a disease that affects 17,000 Americans each year. Often diagnosed after the cancer has spread, the ...
Patient Care From AML to Ph.D.: How Wilmot helped one patient diagnosed with leukemia By Lydia Fernandez Oct. 5, 2017 Ege Ozen was working toward his Ph.D. in Political Science when he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). His oncology team at Wilmot and his wife have helped him through, and he achieved ...
Patient Care Four things to know about prostate cancer By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 30, 2017 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the U.S. Each year, approximately 161,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of cancer, including approximately 630 in Monroe County ...
Patient Care Lymphoma: Targeting treatment for special populations By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 15, 2017 Patrick Reagan, M.D., is working with Wilmot's Geriatric Oncology team, to develop a targeted approach for treating older adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Patient Care Lymphoma: Looking for Clues in the Immune System By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 5, 2017 Wilmot researchers are studying the non-cancer cells in a tumor — known as the tumor microenvironment — to learn more about the important role they play in the course of lymphoma.
Patient Care Sun protection is crucial during, after treatment By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 10, 2017 Chemotherapy and radiation can increase your sensitivity to the sun, putting you at risk for burns. Even if you’re not sunbathing, it’s important to take precautions any time you’ll be outside.
Patient Care Following Family History By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 12, 2017 Wilmot's new Hereditary Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction Clinic supports patients with inherited cancer syndromes and strong family histories of cancer.
