Patient Care Cancer Survivor Climbs Highest Peak in Northeast to Celebrate Stem Cell Transplant Anniversary By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 8, 2021 Alan Bushnell not only survived myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) but was lucky enough to cross a 10-year milestone since having a stem cell transplant. He celebrated by lacing up his boots and climbing ...
Patient Care URMC Pilots Optical Genome Mapping for Patient Care By Bethany Bushen Sep. 30, 2021 Every decade or so, a new technology comes along to help clinical labs identify genetic abnormalities. Whether a patient is a pregnant mother, a young child, someone with rare cancer or genetic ...
Research Brilliant! Wilmot Researcher Makes Popular Science Magazine's List of Game Changers By Leslie Orr Sep. 20, 2021 Popular Science magazine has named Michael Giacomelli, Ph.D., a member of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, to its "Brilliant 10" list for 2021.
Patient Care New Dialogue Issue Spotlights the People, Teams, Behind the Scenes that Help Wilmot Succeed By Leslie Orr Sep. 14, 2021 Read the 2021 edition of Dialogue, a magazine for community supporters of the Wilmot Cancer Institute. Filled with inspiring stories about patients and the talented people who work at Wilmot.
Research Building on Prior Research, Wilmot Makes Progress on Vexing Liver Cancer By Leslie Orr Sep. 13, 2021 New data provide a roadmap for targeting rare liver tumors with immunotherapy.
Research Women with Breast Cancer in ‘Fighting Shape’ Have Less Brain Fogginess By Leslie Orr Aug. 18, 2021 Being in good shape before cancer treatment may prevent brain fogginess during chemotherapy, a Wilmot study suggests.
Education Wilmot Hosts Deaf High School Students for Internship, Inspiring New Career Possibilities By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 13, 2021 A new internship program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute introduced Rochester School for the Deaf students to oncology and medicine, in hopes of inspiring them to see careers in medicine and ...
Patient Care Juggling Care for Kids and Parents: Tips for Surviving in the Sandwich Generation By Bethany Bushen Aug. 12, 2021 Like others in the "Sandwich Generation," Sandy Sabatka's daily routine included the pressures of raising a family, working full time and supporting aging parents. Her personal experience, combined ...
Patient Care Trying to Quit Smoking? One Patient Succeeded with Some ‘Totally Different’ Support By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 28, 2021 When Tracy Downs decided to quit smoking, she had little faith that it would actually happen. But then she met Patty Mallaber, ANP-BC, in Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Dependence Treatment ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2021: Jorie Pucillo By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 27, 2021 Toddler with Down Syndrome Smiles through Heart Surgery, Chemotherapy
