Patient Care Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Discuss Fertility Issues Oct. 8 By Leslie White Oct. 1, 2009 Young adult cancer survivors can learn more about fertility after cancer during a meeting Thursday, Oct. 8, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The Young Adult Survivor Connection meets from 4:30 ...
Patient Care Fundraiser to Benefit Fertility Program for Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Sep. 21, 2009 Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Lower Mill, Honeoye Falls, to benefit the ...
Patient Care City, URMC to Hold Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market By Lori Barrette Sep. 9, 2009 The City of Rochester and the University of Rochester Medical Center will hold the first Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market, part of Rochester Women’s Health Week, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
Research UR Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis By Leslie Orr Sep. 7, 2009 A Medical Center scientist has been awarded $3.5 million to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted.
Education Free Seminar Offers IVF Information By Lori Barrette Jul. 30, 2009 A free informational seminar on in vitro fertilization will be offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta.
Community Acupuncture and Fertility Topic of Free Seminar By Lori Barrette Jun. 18, 2009 Acupuncture as a complement to fertility treatment will be discussed at a free seminar offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red ...
Research Dioxins in Food Chain Linked to Breastfeeding Ills By Leslie Orr Jun. 8, 2009 Exposure to dioxins during pregnancy harms the cells in rapidly-changing breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or don’t produce enough milk, according to a ...
Research HRT-Breast Cancer Risk Stays Same, Regardless of Family History By Leslie Orr May. 18, 2009 The risk of developing breast cancer due to taking hormone replacement therapy appears to be the same for women with a family history of the disease and without a family history, a University of ...
Research Ginger Quells Cancer Patients’ Nausea From Chemotherapy By Leslie White May. 14, 2009 People with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment, according to scientists at the ...
Research Rochester Participates in Landmark Children’s Study By Leslie Orr May. 6, 2009 Families in the Rochester area will be able to take part in the nation’s largest study of the health and well-being of children from birth to age 21, through a multimillion federal grant awarded to ...
