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Shout out to many of our hematology heroes who recently presented their blood cancer research on a national stage! Wilmo...
12/12/2025

Shout out to many of our hematology heroes who recently presented their blood cancer research on a national stage!

Wilmot researchers gave talks and displayed posters at the 2025 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting. Sharing the results of our science with others is crucial to helping improve cancer care nationwide.

Congratulations to all involved in the research projects shared at the conference!

Cancer treatment couldn’t stop Tao Yi Dallmann from pursuing her goals! 🎓She has officially earned her Associate of Arts...
12/11/2025

Cancer treatment couldn’t stop Tao Yi Dallmann from pursuing her goals! 🎓

She has officially earned her Associate of Arts degree in Laboratory Science Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology, despite spending the last few months on Wilmot Cancer Center’s Sixth floor (WCC6) for a stem cell transplant for leukemia. She faced many challenges during treatment, but she continued her studies. Her determination inspires us!

Her WCC6 team celebrated her accomplishment with her earlier this week. She looks forward to walking the graduation stage in May and to pursuing her bachelor’s degree once she recovers from treatment.

Congratulations, Tao Yi! We wish you all the best! 🎉

The most advanced breast cancer care is available right here at home. 🏡Wilmot Cancer Institute – the Rochester region’s ...
12/10/2025

The most advanced breast cancer care is available right here at home. 🏡

Wilmot Cancer Institute – the Rochester region’s only cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute – is proud to be a leader in clinical research, helping ensure patients can access clinical trials with breast surgeons like Dr. Lori Medeiros. She joined our team earlier this year and is seeing patients in Henrietta, Webster, and Victor/Farmington.

Maria Garcia-Rivera was told she had 10 to 12 years when she initially found out she had multiple myeloma in 2007.But 18...
12/09/2025

Maria Garcia-Rivera was told she had 10 to 12 years when she initially found out she had multiple myeloma in 2007.

But 18 years later, she is still here, despite also receiving a second cancer diagnosis. She credits her faith, her family, and her Wilmot Cancer Institute teams in Geneva and Rochester for keeping her going.

"I thank God every day for giving me another day," she says.

The 2025 Wilmot wrapped is here! 🎉 Thank you to everyone on our team working to advance cancer research and care right h...
12/05/2025

The 2025 Wilmot wrapped is here! 🎉

Thank you to everyone on our team working to advance cancer research and care right here in our region and to our patients and families, who trust us with their care.

A group of Wilmot nurses from Rochester and across the region recently came together to prepare soup and salad dinner fo...
12/04/2025

A group of Wilmot nurses from Rochester and across the region recently came together to prepare soup and salad dinner for families staying at Hope Lodge Rochester. 🍲🥗 Way to go, team!

12/03/2025

It's officially the holiday season! ☃ What is a gift idea to give someone who is currently receiving cancer treatment? 🎁

Why are rates of lung cancer so high in our region, and should you be screened for lung cancer? Our own Dr. Charles Kame...
12/02/2025

Why are rates of lung cancer so high in our region, and should you be screened for lung cancer?

Our own Dr. Charles Kamen and Dr. M. Patricia Rivera answered these questions and more on WXXI News Connections. Joyce Lucas also joined to share her inspiring story about quitting smoking and getting screened.

One group in Dansville is already making spirits bright this holiday season!! 🌟Thank you to art students (and their teac...
11/28/2025

One group in Dansville is already making spirits bright this holiday season!! 🌟

Thank you to art students (and their teacher!) from Dansville who recently painted a holiday scene on the windows of the Myers Cancer Center, near the infusion center. It's a fun scene that we're sure will help bring smiles to those receiving cancer treatment in Dansville.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! What are you most grateful for?

11/25/2025

People have a better chance of being cured from lung cancer if it is found in earlier stages – and lung cancer screening helps make this possible. With screening, a cancer can be identified before symptoms develop and before it has begun to spread.

Dr. Carolyn Jones, chief of Thoracic Surgery at UR Medicine, treats patients with lung cancer and shares insights about the importance of screening. People between the ages of 50 and 80 who smoke or have a history of smoking may be eligible to get screened, but many don’t.

If you are older than 50 and have a history of smoking, talk to your primary care doctor or call our Lung Cancer Screening Program at (877) 728-4543 to learn if you may be eligible.

Nurse navigators play an important role at Wilmot. They serve as a welcoming resource for patients just starting out, an...
11/25/2025

Nurse navigators play an important role at Wilmot. They serve as a welcoming resource for patients just starting out, and they check in throughout the patient's journey to ensure care goes smoothly.

They also work to understand the unique challenges each patient may face, such as transportation needs, to help recommend resources to overcome these challenges. We're proud to have this growing team at Wilmot!

Mary Mulkerin leads our Nurse Navigation team and recently shared insights with the Rochester Business Journal for their Oncology special section.

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