Research If You Take Several Medications, ‘Polypharmacy’ is a Word to Know By Leslie Orr May. 16, 2022 Taking multiple prescription drugs and supplements can be fraught with risk, a new study suggests - but it's hard for many people to part with their medications.
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Batavia Campus Opens By Mark Michaud May. 11, 2022 The new campus will open its doors to patients on May 16, strengthening the health system’s commitment to increase access to specialist and primary care for patients in Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming ...
Research Living Donation Opens New Doors for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Need of Liver Transplants By Susanne Pallo Mar. 30, 2022 A new study, led in part by URMC, offers a second chance for terminal cancer patients. It demonstrates the first successful living-donor liver transplants in North America for patients who had ...
Research Study: Art at the Bedside of Cancer Patients is Good Medicine By Leslie Orr Mar. 28, 2022 A medical student married her love for art and a desire to help cancer patients by designing an art-appreciation study to ease anxiety.
Community “They Started an Avalanche” for Pancreatic Cancer Support By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2022 Twelve years ago, three women were separately in search of camaraderie as their families were shaken by pancreatic cancer. They had joined a popular nationwide online discussion forum, and to their ...
Patient Care What is Ki-67 in Breast Cancer? It Can Spell the Difference in Treatment Options By Leslie Orr Mar. 14, 2022 Tumor biology and breast cancer-related genes are qualifying factors in newer CDK inhibitor therapies.
Research Can a Drug Derived from Magnolia Plants Impact Leukemia? By Leslie Orr Mar. 2, 2022 A trio of investigators are striving for a direct hit to acute leukemia.
Community More Than a Shopping Spree: How a Visit to the Mall Can Offer an Education on Colorectal Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode Mar. 1, 2022 Beginning March 4, the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement (COE) at Wilmot Cancer Institute will launch a new initiative with a unique place to make connections: a kiosk at the Mall at Greece ...
Research Study Shows Misconceptions about Cure, Longevity, Among Cancer Patients Facing 'Terrifying News' By Leslie Orr Feb. 28, 2022 A Wilmot study shows that nothing in medicine is 100%, including how patients and doctors view chances of a cure.
Education Taking Diversity Seriously: Q&A with Ruth O'Regan By Leslie Orr Feb. 25, 2022 Building a more diverse workforce means reaching out to bright minds and persuading them to embrace the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Wilmot’s associate director for the Cancer ...
