$1.4M Raised to Support Local Cancer Care, Research at Wilmot By Leslie White Apr. 19, 2009 More than 800 people and local corporations demonstrated their support for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at Saturday’s 10th annual Discovery Ball. Proceeds from the event were raised through new ...
Community 3 Events Offer Hope for People with Brain Tumors By Leslie White Apr. 15, 2009 People with brain tumors, and those who love and care for them, will observe Brain Tumor Awareness Week with three educational and celebratory events sponsored by the University of Rochester Medical ...
Massage Therapy Talk April 28 at Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Apr. 13, 2009 People with cancer can learn about the use of massage therapy to relieve tension and pain during a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of ...
Research Wristbands Ease Nausea with Cancer Treatment By Leslie Orr Apr. 7, 2009 Cancer patients who wore acupressure wristbands had much less nausea while receiving radiation treatment, making the bands a safe, low-cost addition to anti-nausea medication, according to a study in ...
Wilmot Cancer Center Expert Offers Breast Cancer Talk April 13 By Leslie White Apr. 7, 2009 A breast oncologist from the James P Wilmot Cancer Center will lead an “Ask the Expert” discussion on advances in breast cancer treatment at 6 p.m., Monday, April 13, at Gilda’s Club, 255 Alexander ...
University of Rochester Medical Center Urologists Compare Tests for Early Bladder Cancer Detection By Leslie White Apr. 6, 2009 Men over the age of 60 who have smoked at least 20 years are needed for an international clinical study to improve bladder cancer screening techniques at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Inspirational Leukemia Survivor to be Honored by Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Apr. 1, 2009 The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center will celebrate survivorship during the 10th annual Discovery Ball Saturday, April 18, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The center will honor Jennifer ...
Atheletes, Disco Fans Can Support Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Mar. 26, 2009 A variety of events are on the calendar to support research and patient care programs at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Rochester Researchers Show Proof of Rituximab’s ‘Vaccine’ Effect By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2009 The drug rituximab may have an effect against follicular lymphoma (FL) similar to that of a vaccine against the flu, which may help to explain why the drug continues to work in some people long after ...
University of Rochester Robotic Surgeon Teaches Colleagues about Prostatectomy By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2009 One of the country’s top robotic surgeons will remove the cancerous prostate of a Binghamton-area man in a live demonstration of robotic surgery on Wednesday, April 8. University of Rochester Medical ...
