People Surgeon-Scientist Ryan Fields to Chair URMC Department of Surgery By Lori Barrette Dec. 4, 2024 A surgical oncologist and translational scientist at Washington University School of Medicine, Fields will join URMC on July 1, 2025 as the Seymour L. Schwartz Professor in Surgery and Chair of the ...
Patient Care Convenience and Compassion Converge in Webster for Stage 4 Lung Cancer Survivor By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 21, 2024 “What’s going on over there?” Mike Delooze wondered. He has stage 4 lung cancer and saw the WCI Webster building going up not far from his workplace. He is grateful for the care he's able to receive ...
Patient Care Supporting Caregivers: Remember to Care for Yourself, Too By Elizabeth Beach Nov. 20, 2024 Explore support groups, stress management strategies, and tips to help caregivers avoid burnout.
Patient Care Two Nurses, a Generation Apart, Share Cancer Survivorship and a Wish to Help Others By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2024 Their experience shifted career goals toward Wilmot patients.
Patient Care How do I quit smoking? Create a Plan to Kick the Habit By URMC Communications Nov. 14, 2024 So you're ready to give up smoking. Now what? UR Medicine and Wilmot Cancer Institute tobacco cessation experts offer some tips.
Patient Care What is Robotic Surgery? By Sydney Burrows Nov. 12, 2024 Robotic surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery that is becoming widely used in hospitals across the United States. The technique, which uses robotic arms and a high-definition, 3D camera, ...
Patient Care What Does it Feel Like to Have a G-tube? By Nicole Cullen Nov. 6, 2024 Learn what it's like to live with a gastrostomy tube, how they differ from PEG tubes, and tips for managing leaking stomach acid, tube care, and more.
Research Researchers Aim to Streamline Cancer Detection with Liquid Biopsies By Leslie Orr Nov. 1, 2024 Faster, more accurate detection of cancer cells is the goal of this cross-campus collaboration.
Patient Care URMC Cancer and Dental Specialists Help Man Regain Function, Speech After Oral Cancer Surgery By Karen Black Oct. 31, 2024 After Matthew Keeling endured 20 hours of surgery and 30 radiation sessions for his advanced oral cancer, he was referred to Eastman Institute for Oral Health, where a specialist designed a custom ...
Research Benefits of Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer: Looking Back on Five Years By Susanne Pallo Oct. 22, 2024 Patients who have colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver come from all over the U.S. to have living-donor liver transplants at the University of Rochester Medical Center. A new report shows ...