Research URMC Geneticists Verify Cholesterol-Cancer Link By Leslie Orr Sep. 13, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications could be useful in the future ...
Research URMC Researcher Receives National Library of Medicine Grant Supplement By URochester Medicine Communications Aug. 30, 2012 Scott McIntosh, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Community & Preventive Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, is among seven NIH researchers who have been awarded ...
Research URMC Researchers Connect New Genetic Signature to Leukemia By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center scientists believe they are the first to identify genes that underlie the growth of primitive leukemia stem cells; and then to use the new genetic signature to ...
Research Many Options, Good Outcomes, for Early-Stage Follicular Lymphoma By Leslie Orr Aug. 20, 2012 A University of Rochester Medical Center study challenges treatment guidelines for early stage follicular lymphoma, concluding that six different therapies can bring a remission, particularly if the ...
URMC Dermatologist Tapped for Two National Leadership Positions By Lori Barrette Aug. 3, 2012 Marc Brown, M.D., professor of Dermatology and Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was elected president of the American College of Mohs Surgery and also named to the Board of ...
Research Would Sliding Back to pre-PSA Era Cancel Progress in Prostate Cancer? By Leslie Orr Jul. 29, 2012 Eliminating the PSA test to screen for prostate cancer would be taking a big step backwards and would likely result in rising numbers of men with metastatic cancer at the time of diagnosis, predicted ...
Research A New Route for Tackling Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer By Emily Boynton Jul. 24, 2012 Scientists have identified what may be the Peyton Manning of prostate cancer. It’s a protein that’s essential for the disease to execute its game plan: Grow and spread throughout the body.
Patient Care University of Rochester Medical Center and Pluta Cancer Center Announce Intention to Explore Merger By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 22, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Pluta Cancer Center (PCC) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding as the first step in a process that could lead to a ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center to Celebrate Completion of Expansion Project By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 11, 2012 An exciting expansion project that further elevates the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s status as the leading provider of cancer care and research in the region and raises the bar even higher on the ...
Education International Leukemia Experts Gather to Honor Wilmot Cancer Center's John Bennett, M.D. By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 5, 2012 Some of the world’s leading experts on leukemia, from both Europe and North America, will gather Saturday, June 9, for a Symposium on Myeloid Neoplasms organized to honor the many contributions to ...
