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Every time a child gets a CT scan they are exposed to radiation that creates a 1-in-1,000 risk of developing a fatal tumor later in life. The Golisano Children's Hospital trauma team worked to adapt ...

Anna Weiss, MD, recently joined Wilmot Cancer Institute as a breast cancer surgeon and director of the Breast Cancer Service Line. A Syracuse native, she shares her vision for Wilmot's Breast Care ...

An accomplished cancer research scientist and leader at the Wilmot Cancer Institute, Vertino has been appointed senior associate dean for Basic Research effective Feb. 1, 2023.

The area around Wilmot Cancer Institute has a much higher rate of lung cancer compared to New York state and the rest of the U.S. Wilmot is working to address this statistic through prevention, ...

U.S. and Zambian researchers and clinicians have building a decades-long partnership to address he neurological burden of diseases like cerebral malaria, HIV, and stroke in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Alex Levin, M.D, MHSc., has built his career identifying rare genetic conditions through examining the eye. Now, he is leading a new multi-faceted division that will seek to transform genetics-based ...

Minimally invasive heart surgeries carry less risk and have shorter recovery times, but a new study led by URMC researchers shows that Black patients have less access to these procedures and are more ...

In a new study, the majority of individuals treated as children for Hodgkin lymphoma who are now in their 30s, showed signs of being an average of 7.7 years older biologically than their peers.

By the time the surgeon was done removing the cancer in the base of his mouth, Jack Reid had a lot of soft tissue removed and had only three bottom teeth left. His dentist strongly recommended Jack ...

A phase III clinical trial of the DCVax®-L cancer vaccine, conducted at the Wilmot Cancer Institute and other centers internationally, has shown the first meaningful survival extension for patients ...