Patient Care Face to Face: Anna Weiss Strives to Bring "Brightness," Vision to the Breast Cancer Program By Leslie Orr Jan. 27, 2023 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 ...
Patient Care A Lump in the Night: A Breast Cancer Cautionary Tale By Susanne Pallo Oct. 20, 2022 After putting off getting a mammogram for six years, Angelica Perez-Delgado, president and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League, found a lump in her breast in the middle of the night. Now, she’s a ...
Patient Care How to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence By Leslie Orr Oct. 18, 2022 Wilmot's Michelle Shayne, M.D., shares practical information anyone can use.
Research Concerned about Breast and Ovarian Cancer? Research Brings Progress By Leslie Orr Jul. 5, 2022 New technology and new guidance from two studies help to identify cancer earlier, track it when it's already present, and clarify gray areas of concern.
Patient Care What is Ki-67 in Breast Cancer? It Can Spell the Difference in Treatment Options By Leslie Orr Mar. 14, 2022 Tumor biology and breast cancer-related genes are qualifying factors in newer CDK inhibitor therapies.
Research Women with Breast Cancer in ‘Fighting Shape’ Have Less Brain Fogginess By Leslie Orr Aug. 18, 2021 Being in good shape before cancer treatment may prevent brain fogginess during chemotherapy, a Wilmot study suggests.
Patient Care Trying to Quit Smoking? One Patient Succeeded with Some ‘Totally Different’ Support By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 28, 2021 When Tracy Downs decided to quit smoking, she had little faith that it would actually happen. But then she met Patty Mallaber, ANP-BC, in Wilmot Cancer Institute’s Tobacco Dependence Treatment ...
Research Frailty in Cancer Patients, Young and Old, is Linked to Inflammation By Leslie Orr Mar. 11, 2021 Wilmot investigators discovered that frailty is linked to inflammation in cancer patients, and wonder if reducing inflammation prior to treatment will help patients live better and stronger.
Patient Care Breast Cancer and the COVID Vaccine: What you Need to Know By Leslie Orr Mar. 1, 2021 Women who are being treated for breast cancer, were recently treated, or have survived the disease, should get the COVID vaccine as soon they can, according to Carla Falkson, M.D. She addressed the ...
Research New Tool Helps Seniors with Breast Cancer Make Chemotherapy Decisions By Leslie Orr Jan. 14, 2021 Wilmot researchers helped to develop a risk tool that found eight key predictors of whether chemotherapy side effects were likely to be minimal or severe for older adults.
