Patient Care Know Risks and Signs to Detect Oral Cancer Early By Lori Barrette Apr. 17, 2015 Visiting your dentist regularly is about more than avoiding cavities or having beautiful teeth. It can also lower your risk for oral cancer and potentially help you avoid much larger problems down ...
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 ...
Community $2 Million Gift Will Create Regional Cancer Center Serving Dansville, Wellsville, Hornell By Noyes Health Apr. 14, 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 ...
Research Bucci Family Supports Breast Cancer Research at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 10, 2015 A $1 million commitment from Joseph G. and Elaine Bucci of Piffard, Livingston County, will support breast cancer research at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute. The Bucci Family Breast Cancer ...
Research Low Vitamin D Linked to Worse Prognosis in Type of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma By Leslie Orr Mar. 30, 2015 A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the disease or face relapse earlier than patients with sufficient vitamin D levels in ...
Patient Care Woman’s Experience Highlights Need for Colorectal Cancer Screenings By Leslie White Mar. 30, 2015 A Chili woman took the time to listen to her body and recognize that something was very wrong. Her fast action and care from a team of UR Medicine doctors may have saved her life.
Patient Care Free Workshop April 18 Focuses on Caring for a Loved One with a Primary Brain Tumor By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 27, 2015 This day-long workshop will address the unique challenges that families face in caring for an adult with tumors that originate in the brain.
Research Blocking Cellular Quality Control Mechanism Gives Cancer Chemotherapy a Boost By Emily Boynton Mar. 26, 2015 A University of Rochester team found a way to make chemotherapy more effective against breast cancer cells, by stopping a cellular quality-control mechanism.
Research Maquat Receives Canada’s Top Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research By Emily Boynton Mar. 25, 2015 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D. received the 2015 Gairdner International Award, Canada’s foremost international award that recognizes the achievement of medical researchers whose work contributes ...
Research Pathologist Wins Breast Cancer Award to Study Bone Metastasis By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2015 A University of Rochester Medical Center scientist, who is studying an “all-in-one” agent to be used when breast cancer spreads to the bone, received a $50,000 grant today from the Breast Cancer ...
