Research Scientists Find New Gene Tool for Predicting Course of Prostate Cancer By Leslie Orr Dec. 19, 2016 Researchers from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo reported in the journal Oncotarget, they have discovered a possible new tool for predicting whether ...
Patient Care Community Invited to Sneak Peek of Wilmot Cancer Institute's Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 19, 2016 Tours of the nearly completed facility, located at on the Noyes Health campus in Dansville, will be offered on Thursday, Jan. 5.
Patient Care Is It Time for New Strategies to Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer? By Leslie Orr Apr. 26, 2016 A new URMC study confirms that androgen deprivation therapy, which initially shrinks aggressive prostate tumors, is a double-edged sword that ultimately might fuel the spread of cancer.
Patient Care Report Recommends More Treatment, Research, for Gulf War Vets By Leslie Orr Feb. 14, 2016 The cause of Gulf War illness is still a mystery but focusing on treatments and interventions might help the veterans of Operation Desert Storm as well as the troops of the future, according to an ...
Patient Care Webster Schools Rally Around P.E. Teacher for American Heart Month By Leslie White Feb. 9, 2016 Webster schools physical education teacher Dan Graf routinely encourages students to participate in the American Heart Association’s jump-rope and basketball fundraisers because it helps people who ...
Patient Care Men’s Health Day Explores Healthy Aging By Mark Michaud Jun. 17, 2015 UR Medicine’s 11th Annual Men’s Health Day will be held on June 19, 2015. Caregivers from UR Medicine will address a wide range of topics, focusing on how older men can prolong a healthy and active ...
Patient Care $2 Million Gift Will Create Regional Cancer Center Serving Dansville, Wellsville, Hornell By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 15, 2015 Representatives from UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute, Noyes Health, Jones Memorial Hospital and UR Medicine Radiation Oncology in Hornell announced today that they are collaborating to develop ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Offers Screenings, Health Talk for American Heart Month By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2015 UR Medicine cardiologists will encourage adults to “Love Your Heart” during American Heart Month and get free heart health checks on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The team is also offering a health talk Monday, ...
Education UR Smoking Cessation Expert: Resolve to Quit Without E-Cigarettes By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 26, 2014 Quitting smoking is one of the most common resolutions Americans make each New Year. Those looking to quit should think twice about using electronic cigarettes as a tool for breaking their habit, ...
Research Concussions Derail Batting Performance for MLB Players By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2014 The message, “when in doubt, sit it out” flashed on video boards throughout the World Series, with good timing: A new analysis of Major League Baseball statistics shows that concussed players may not ...
