Patient Care Single-Port Robotic System Augments URMC Clinical Expertise, Spurs Innovation and Training By Karin Christensen Feb. 21, 2022 URMC continues to lead the field of robotic surgery, utilizing the fourth-generation, single-port Intuitive da Vinci SP to provide patients the most precise surgical option available, and applying ...
People Incoming AUA President Continuing the Leadership Tradition of URMC Urologists By URMC Communications Feb. 21, 2022 When Edward Messing assumes the American Urological Association presidency in May 2022, he will follow in the footsteps of other leaders in the field from URMC.
Patient Care It's Men’s Health Month: Be Your Own Advocate and Know Family History, Says Prostate Cancer Survivor By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jun. 20, 2021 Tim McConnell has always been an advocate for his own health, and he knew he had a higher chance of developing prostate cancer because his father had two prostate cancer surgeries during the course ...
Research UR Awarded $29 Million for National Leadership in Cancer Control Research By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2019 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute is continuing its practice-changing research into cancer side-effects and symptom management with a coveted $29 million grant from the National Cancer ...
Research Prostate Cancer Researchers Find Molecular “Switch” to Prolong Survival By Leslie Orr Jun. 12, 2019 Wilmot Cancer Institute scientists believe they have figured out why a commonly used drug to treat late-stage prostate cancer stops working after four or five months and appears to have a dual ...
Patient Care Watch for Wilmot during 2019 Super Bowl By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jan. 31, 2019 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will be featured in a commercial that will air during the 2019 Super Bowl, which starts at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3. The ad highlights several key facts about ...
Research Messing Honored for Career of Innovation and Leadership in Urological Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 22, 2018 Leading researchers and clinicians from across the globe gathered in Rochester on October 18-19 to recognize the career of Edward Messing, M.D., F.A.C.S., and his 35 years of accomplishments in ...
Research Messing Honored for Advancing Urological Care By Mark Michaud Jan. 29, 2018 Edward Messing, M.D., F.A.C.S., has been recognized by the American Urological Association (AUA) for 35 years of accomplishment in improving care for individuals with bladder, kidney, prostate, and ...
Patient Care Four things to know about prostate cancer By Lydia Fernandez Sep. 30, 2017 Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the U.S. Each year, approximately 161,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with this type of cancer, including approximately 630 in Monroe County ...
Patient Care Government Task Force Changes Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations By Ruth Harper-Rhode Apr. 13, 2017 Since 2012, the United States Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against prostate cancer screening, but the task force recently shifted their view and now encourages some men from ages 44 ...