Patient Care ‘World’s Greatest Tuba-Playing Car Salesman’ Bounces Back after Leukemia, Thanks to Wilmot Team By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 1, 2022 Returning home after a Father’s Day trip to New York City with his daughter in 2016, Scott Kesel thought he had come down with the flu. Bloodwork showed his blood platelets were lower than normal and ...
Patient Care Changing a Family’s Fate: Genetic Testing Empowers Cancer Survivor to Help His Loved Ones By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 17, 2022 Dan Hellmers knew a lot of people in his family had died from cancer. But the gravity of the situation never really hit him until he saw a list of all of their names and cancer types spelled out ...
Research Is Cachexia All Greek to You? It’s Common with Cancer By Leslie Orr Jun. 16, 2022 Three Wilmot investigators won a Cancer Grand Challenges grant and will work with a global team to study cachexia, a debilitating condition associated with cancer. The team awards were announced ...
Patient Care Miracle Kids 2022: Callan DiAntonio By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 8, 2022 After being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, newborn Callan DiAntonio came through treatment thanks to the team of experts and supportive family surrounding him.
Patient Care Dan Mulkerin Tapped to Help Expand Wilmot’s Regional Footprint By Kellie Fraver Jun. 2, 2022 Dan Mulkerin. M.D., joined as associate director, Regional Operations for Wilmot Cancer Institute, in September and he's leading efforts to open a new Wilmot Cancer Institute location in Webster in ...
Education First Graduate of New PhD Curriculum is Motivated to Impact Cancer Patients By Leslie Orr Jun. 1, 2022 During this graduation season, here's some nice "firsts" — Carlos Ortiz-Bonilla, Ph.D., is the first to complete a new cancer biology concentration and the first in his family to earn an advanced ...
Patient Care With Months to Live, Immunotherapy Gives Patient with Esophageal Cancer More Time By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 26, 2022 For John Joslyn, a patient with stage 4 esophageal cancer, traditional treatment methods weren’t working. With standard chemotherapy, it was estimated he may have had six months to live and he needed ...
Research If You Take Several Medications, ‘Polypharmacy’ is a Word to Know By Leslie Orr May. 16, 2022 Taking multiple prescription drugs and supplements can be fraught with risk, a new study suggests - but it's hard for many people to part with their medications.
Patient Care UR Medicine’s Batavia Campus Opens By Mark Michaud May. 11, 2022 The new campus will open its doors to patients on May 16, strengthening the health system’s commitment to increase access to specialist and primary care for patients in Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming ...
People IT Innovations Led by Wilmot’s Eric Snyder Capture National Attention By Leslie Orr Apr. 19, 2022 Eric Snyder says he’s “out to change the world” — and he’s only half joking. At the very least, the director of Informatics at Wilmot Cancer Institute wants to change the nation’s thinking around ...
