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.
Patient Care Avoiding Opioids After Surgery is Okay, Some Cancer Patients Say By Leslie Orr Jan. 5, 2021 Karen Kugel, R.N., a URMC oncology nurse for 30 years, recently released a small study, reported by the Oncology Nursing Society, that showed it is possible to control pain after gynecologic surgery ...
Research Wilmot Science Moves out of the Lab into a Clinical Trial By Leslie Orr Dec. 4, 2020 Laura Calvi, M.D., achieved what a lot of translational researchers only dream of: For years, she made important discoveries in the lab, but then she was able to turn the project into a clinical ...
Research Researchers Find Nationwide Links Between Vaping and COVID-19 By Leslie Orr Dec. 2, 2020 Vaping and coronavirus cases are linked in states across the U.S., data shows.
Community What is Wilmot's Current Visitor Policy? By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 25, 2020 We understand how important loved ones are when it comes to cancer. However, people with cancer are among the most vulnerable when it comes to COVID-19.
Patient Care Wilmot Redesigned: How Wilmot is Staying Safe during COVID-19 and the Reopening By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 25, 2020 We know you may feel anxious about coming into the hospital or to one of our locations, and we want you to know that we have made a number of changes at our locations to ensure the safety of our ...
Research Sometimes Tumors Vanish, but Improvements Still Needed for CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy By Leslie Orr Nov. 19, 2020 Patrick Reagan, M.D., looks at the data on his computer screen and a rare grin spreads across his face. His most recent study results for patients with end-stage mantle cell lymphoma show that an ...
Patient Care How to Quit Smoking During the Coronavirus Pandemic By Ruth Harper-Rhode Nov. 19, 2020 COVID-19 presents yet another good reason to quit smoking. But with the extra stress, anxiety and boredom that the pandemic has thrust upon us, quitting may seem like too big of a hill to climb. ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: 'Research and Amazing Medicine' By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 In autumn of 2017, Nicole Zaleski-Conine experienced side effects she chalked up to a host of reasons, but in January 2018, the definitive diagnosis came in: follicular lymphoma that transformed into ...
Patient Care CAR T-cell Therapy: Finally, a Milestone to Celebrate By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2020 Maxine and Dave Wilson finish each other’s sentences. They feel blessed to have each other, given what Maxine has been through. Then, Maxine was unexpectedly diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in ...
