Patient Care Mammograms: Facts on 'False Positives' By Lori Barrette Dec. 14, 2015 Ten to 16 percent of women who get screening mammograms are called back for additional testing. Though few of them will end up having cancer, callbacks can cause anxiety, even when they result in a ...
Research Using the Power of Optics, Scientists Make Predictions about Breast Cancer By Leslie Orr Nov. 30, 2015 A University of Rochester biomedical engineering lab discovered a new way to judge whether breast cancer cells are likely to spread, by viewing tumor biopsies with a powerful multi-photon laser ...
Patient Care Breast Density: What Women Should Know By Lori Barrette Oct. 12, 2015 Especially during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you may hear the term "dense breasts" in the media and you may wonder what it means and if it's something you should worry about. Dr. Avice O'Connell, ...
Patient Care Free mammograms available Oct. 10 and 17 for uninsured women By Ruth Harper-Rhode Oct. 6, 2015 UR Medicine Breast Imaging at Red Creek and at Strong West have teamed up with the Cancer Services Program of Monroe County to offer free mammograms to uninsured or underinsured women age 40 or older ...
Research Research on Women's Cancers Lacking in Poor and Middle-Income Countries By Barbara Ficarra Sep. 1, 2015 Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) see millions of cases of breast and cervical cancer each year, but much of the research on these diseases is based in wealthier countries that have far ...
Research Bucci Family Supports Breast Cancer Research at Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Apr. 10, 2015 A $1 million commitment from Joseph G. and Elaine Bucci of Piffard, Livingston County, will support breast cancer research at UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute. The Bucci Family Breast Cancer ...
Research Pathologist Wins Breast Cancer Award to Study Bone Metastasis By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2015 A University of Rochester Medical Center scientist, who is studying an “all-in-one” agent to be used when breast cancer spreads to the bone, received a $50,000 grant today from the Breast Cancer ...
Patient Care Precision Medicine: Changing the Way We Treat Cancer By Lori Barrette Feb. 10, 2015 Precision medicine has been getting a lot of attention lately—most recently as President Obama announced plans for a Precision Medicine Initiative designed to expand the nation’s efforts to address ...
Research Another URMC Milestone: FDA Approves High-Tech Breast Imaging System By Leslie Orr Feb. 4, 2015 After more than a decade of development and data-gathering -- including breast scans on nearly 700 women and 79 patents issued -- the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breast-cancer ...
Patient Care Lymphedema: Myths and Facts for Breast Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Oct. 17, 2014 Lymphedema, an abnormal collection of high-protein fluid beneath the skin, can be a long-term complication of cancer treatment, and it often affects individuals who have had surgery for breast ...
