Patient Care Yoga Can Benefit Both Body and Mind By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 27, 2016 Yoga is an ancient practice that originated in India, but modern research is finding it has many benefits for our health, even for people with cancer. UR Medicine’s Dr. Karen Mustian shares a few ...
Patient Care Scanxiety: Coping with Fear About Cancer Tests By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 4, 2016 If you have cancer or are a cancer survivor, you’ll likely undergo tests to determine the effectiveness of your treatments or to learn if your cancer is in remission. Getting a scan can be ...
Patient Care Becoming Flexitarian: 3 Tips for Eating Less Meat By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 21, 2016 Eating a plant-based diet has many advantages, including reducing your risk for certain types of cancer. You don't have to eliminate all animal products from your diet to see benefits. Wilmot's ...
Patient Care Multidisciplinary care: Preparing patients for treatment and beyond By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 23, 2016 A multidisciplinary approach is central to Wilmot’s philosophy and part of what differentiates Wilmot from other providers in upstate New York.
Patient Care Tips for Exercising After a Cancer Diagnosis By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 16, 2016 Cancer survivors can benefit in many ways by increasing their physical activity through regular exercise, according to a number of clinical studies. Michelle Porto, Karen Mustian and Po-Ju Lin from ...
Patient Care Cancer Treatment: Is a Clinical Trial Right for You? By Lydia Fernandez May. 19, 2016 When it comes to cancer, the treatments available today are better than what we had even 10 years ago, but they are still not perfect. The only way to continue improving treatment for any disease is ...
Patient Care Q&A: Understanding Esophageal Cancer By Lydia Fernandez May. 10, 2016 Dr. Mohametaki Tejani answers some common questions about esophageal cancer and how you can reduce your risk.
Patient Care Clinical trials: The root of progress, the future of excellent cancer care By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 26, 2015 Cancer is a complex set of diseases, and clinical trials play a major role in helping scientists methodically gather the evidence to introduce new treatments. A major strength of the Wilmot Cancer ...
Patient Care More than medicine: Palliative care helps patients undergoing cancer treatment By Lydia Fernandez Aug. 26, 2015 Sometimes confused with hospice, palliative care focuses on alleviating the pain and symptoms — such as nausea and shortness of breath — that can come with a serious illness like cancer and its ...
Patient Care More than medicine: Palliative care helps patients undergoing cancer treatment By URMC Communications Aug. 26, 2015 Sometimes confused with hospice, palliative care focuses on alleviating the pain and symptoms — such as nausea and shortness of breath — that can come with a serious illness like cancer and its ...
