Research Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment: Boosting New Options for Young People with Advanced Disease By Leslie Orr Jun. 4, 2023 Thanks to a groundbreaking nationwide study with Wilmot Director Jonathan Friedberg at the helm, a practice-changing treatment emerged for young people with Hodgkin lymphoma.
Patient Care A Second Chance from a Stranger: Leukemia Survivor Celebrates 25 Years, Looks Forward to Wedding By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 2, 2023 A quarter-century of cancer survivorship. That’s what Chris Costello is looking at. He credits it to a man who started out as a stranger but who, in the last 25 years, has become so close that he’ll ...
Patient Care Cancer and Your Mental Health: Tips from An Expert in Oncology and Psychiatry By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 25, 2023 What should cancer patients know when it comes to mental health? Dr. Daniel McFarland shares his answers to a few questions on the topic.
Patient Care Eastman Institute is First in U.S. to be Named an Oral Health Age-Friendly Health System Participant By Karen Black May. 25, 2023 Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Specialty Care Clinic is the first oral healthcare provider in the nation to be recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant.
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2023: Jeyliana Gonzalez By Bethany Bushen May. 22, 2023 Her cancer journey started when Nana, now age 12, felt a marble-like bump on her lower abdomen. Within months, it grew to the size of a tennis ball. A series of tests including a biopsy confirmed ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2023: Amina Mbodji By Kelly Webster May. 22, 2023 At only eight days old, Amina Mbdoji stopped eating and was having trouble breathing. A trip to the hospital revealed that most of her organs weren’t working, including her liver, kidney, and lungs, ...
Patient Care Why You Need to Have This Dreaded Conversation with Your Doctor By Jim Miller May. 15, 2023 Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent decision to enter hospice care spurred a national conversation about end-of-life issues—the kind of conversation more of us should be having with our doctors...
Patient Care Breast Cancer Survivor Receives Inspiration Award, Talks About New Screening Guidelines By Leslie Orr May. 12, 2023 Christine Skivington was honored at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s annual Discovery Ball on May 6, 2023, for her inspiring story. She is the mother of three small children who faced an aggressive type of ...
Research Digital Tools Paint Vivid Portrait of Parkinson’s Disease By Mark Michaud May. 10, 2023 Eight years ago, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers helped launch the first smartphone application designed to track the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Apple featured the ...
Patient Care What Is It like to be an Oncology Nurse? Three Longtime Wilmot Nurses Give an Inside Scoop By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 9, 2023 Despite the changes that have occurred in medicine in recent decades, connection remains a key part of oncology nursing. What is it really like to be an oncology nurse? Three of our nurses shared ...