Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute Re-certified by Prestigious National Quality Improvement Program By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 22, 2015 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute has received reaccreditation by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...
Patient Care Pancreatic Cancer Group Backs Wilmot Research to Stop Metastasis By Leslie Orr Jun. 17, 2015 Scientists at the Wilmot Cancer Institute are working toward doubling the survival rates for pancreatic cancer by 2020—and to help achieve that goal the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network recently ...
Patient Care Surgical Nurse Practitioner Honored by Genesee Valley Nurses Association By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 9, 2015 Peggy Lamark, R.N., FNP-C, was honored recently with the 2015 Nursing Practice Award by the Genesee Valley Nurses Association.
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute’s third annual Warrior Walk June 14 supports cancer survivors By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 4, 2015 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will host the third annual Warrior Walk to celebrate life beyond cancer on June 14 at the University of Rochester’s River Campus. This year’s event features a ...
Research Exercise as Chemo-brain Treatment Featured at Oncologists’ National Meeting By Leslie Orr Jun. 1, 2015 Cancer patients might feel their best if they simply maintain or only slightly increase their physical activity throughout chemotherapy instead of letting it decline, according to a University of ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Inspiration Award Goes To Pancreatic Cancer Association of Western New York By Lydia Fernandez May. 28, 2015 In recognition of the group’s dedication and support for cancer research, PCAWNY will be honored with the Inspiration Award at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s annual Discovery Ball on Friday, May 29, at ...
Research URMC Mourns Loss of Former Radiology Chair Robert O’Mara By Leslie White May. 12, 2015 Robert E. O’Mara, M.D., former chair of Radiology, as it was known then, and chief of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died April 26, at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He ...
Community Free Skin Cancer Screening Offered May 30 By Lori Barrette May. 12, 2015 UR Medicine’s Department of Dermatology is joining forces with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rochester Dermatologic Society to provide free skin cancer screenings 9 a.m. to noon ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program Receives Prestigious Accreditation By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 4, 2015 The Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute was recognized for its high level of care and detailed quality management processes with a three-year ...
Patient Care 4th Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette Apr. 17, 2015 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 4th annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, at the Village Park, Main St., ...
