Tag: cancer

Blood shortages are all too common, but they’re occurring more frequently now than ever before. These five unexpected facts about donated blood show why a quick stop at your local Red Cross is a true ...

A surgical oncologist and an accomplished surgeon-scientist, Linehan takes the reins as CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry beginning ...

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.

Farm life and transportation present unique challenges for Wilmot Cancer Institute patients in the region, where cancer incidence is among highest in the U.S.

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 ...

TENS devices, which block pain and are readily available, may be useful for cancer patients, a new study shows.

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.

A large NIH grant funds UR team to develop drugs without animal testing.

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 ...

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester find that microglia—the brain’s immune cells—can trigger cognitive deficits after radiation exposure and may be ...