Community Lifelong Smoker Quits as Wilmot Program Reaches 1,000th Milestone By Leslie Orr Oct. 20, 2026 When Bernell Jones, 75, decided it was time to quit smoking, her physician referred her to Wilmot Cancer Institute's Tobacco Cessation Program. She's now officially a former smoker, joining 1,000 ...
Wilmot Cancer Institute Surgical Teams Bring Innovative Options to Cancer Patients By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 13, 2026 Three innovative surgical procedures, histotripsy, hepatic artery infusion (HAI) pumps, and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), are helping patients with advanced cancer survive and ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute’s 2026 Impact Report Shares WCI's Momentum Since Receiving NCI Designation By Leslie Orr Oct. 8, 2026 The latest edition of Dialogue magazine featured a new look and theme, focusing on Wilmot Cancer Institute’s growth and momentum since receiving a National Cancer Institute designation in 2025, ...
Patient Care Hope for Hunter: A Family’s Choice to Give a Clinical Trial a Chance By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 18, 2026 Finding out eight-month-old Hunter Kahl had acute lymphoblastic leukemia changed his family's life forever. After much discussion and thought, his parents said yes to enrolling him in a clinical ...
Patient Care Louis “Sandy” Constine, MD, Receives 2026 Pediatric Oncology Award from ASCO By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 5, 2026 In honor of his pioneering work to improve the outlook of young cancer survivors, as well as advancing the treatment of childhood cancers – particularly Hodgkin Lymphoma – Louis Constine, MD, ...
Research Pushing for Progress: Wilmot Cancer Institute Spotlights Four New Leaders By Leslie Orr Jan. 30, 2026 The Wilmot Cancer Institute stepped into a new era in 2025 when the National Cancer Institute designated it as one of the 73 premier cancer centers in the United States for research and innovation. ...
Community Wilmot’s Dialogue Magazine: Celebrating Progress in a New Era By Leslie Orr Dec. 22, 2025 The latest edition highlights four key recruits to Wilmot Cancer Institute, and improved treatment for some types of brain cancer.
Community Why are Cancer Rates High in Upstate New York? By Leslie Orr Jun. 9, 2025 Wilmot Cancer Institute serves three million people across 27 counties in western and central New York. The region has excessive rates of cancer. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that living in ...
Research Achieving NCI Designation: What Did it Take? By Leslie Orr Mar. 19, 2025 Victory in hand, the Wilmot Cancer Institute is entering an exciting era. But looking back to a gray day in March 2016, Wilmot Director Jonathan Friedberg, MD, MMSc, faced a steep climb.
Research National Cancer Institute Designation: What it is and Why it Matters By Leslie Orr Mar. 19, 2025 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded the Wilmot Cancer Institute a special designation that places it in the top 4% of all cancer centers in the United States. But what is NCI designation ...
