Research What Are Your Chances of Living Two Years? Doctors, Cancer Patients, Not on Same Page By Leslie Orr Jul. 14, 2016 Misunderstandings about prognosis between patients with advanced cancer and their doctors was common, in a study reported in JAMA Oncology, and the vast majority of patients didn’t know that their ...
Patient Care Pancreatic Cancer Network Awards $2M to Wilmot Investigator By Leslie Orr Jul. 12, 2016 The national Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN) granted its most competitive award, for $2 million, to David C. Linehan, M.D., to support a large, multicenter clinical trial testing an ...
Research URMC Team Revises Understanding of Genetic Code By Leslie Orr Jun. 30, 2016 Scientists for years have known that the genetic code found in all living things contains many layers of complexity. But new research from the University of Rochester cracks the code more deeply, ...
Patient Care Multidisciplinary care: Preparing patients for treatment and beyond By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 23, 2016 A multidisciplinary approach is central to Wilmot’s philosophy and part of what differentiates Wilmot from other providers in upstate New York.
Patient Care Upcoming Events Support Area Cancer Survivors and Patients By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 3, 2016 This summer, UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will host three events to celebrate cancer survivorship and to support those who are facing new challenges in life after cancer.
Research Chemotherapy and Exercise: The Right Dose of Workout Helps Side Effects By Leslie Orr May. 31, 2016 Researchers at the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute discovered something simple and inexpensive to reduce neuropathy in hands and feet due to chemotherapy—exercise.
Patient Care World No Tobacco Day: Time to Quit By Lori Barrette May. 31, 2016 If World No Tobacco Day has you thinking about kicking your smoking habit, dental expert Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra offers some facts to help convince you that the time to quit is now.
Patient Care Eleven golf tournaments to support cancer research, care at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 26, 2016 Few life events demonstrate the need for cancer research more than personally watching a friend or family member go through it. For those impacted by cancer of a loved one, hosting a community ...
Patient Care Cancer Treatment: Is a Clinical Trial Right for You? By Lydia Fernandez May. 19, 2016 When it comes to cancer, the treatments available today are better than what we had even 10 years ago, but they are still not perfect. The only way to continue improving treatment for any disease is ...
