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From Patient to Philanthropist: How One Cancer Patient Gives Back to 'A Place that Gave Us Hope'
Gwyn Hankinson found out she had breast cancer more than two decades ago, while she was also pregnant with their first son. Today, she is doing well, and since then, Gwyn and her husband, Garth, have ...
Community Collaboration Fuels a Compelling Grassroots Perspective
The first time Karen Mustian, Ph.D., a Wilmot Cancer Institute research leader, met the Reverend Patrina Freeman and a group of community advisors, she was so moved that she wept. Freeman is part of ...
Guided by Research, Wilmot’s Breast Cancer Program Comes of Age
From basic science to screening to care and survivorship, Wilmot’s growing and flourishing Comprehensive Breast Care program has an impressive list of new initiatives.
Meet the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers
Education is a hallmark of an academic cancer center, and Wilmot Cancer Institute is building a pipeline of research trainees with fresh energy and a special interest in cancer.
Dialogue Magazine: Breast Cancer Services Thrive — As Do the Grad Student Researchers at Wilmot
In the latest edition of Dialogue (Vol 1, 2023), read stories about breast cancer care and research at Wilmot Cancer Institute, a community collaboration that is benefitting cancer research, and ...
Breast Cancer Survivor Receives Inspiration Award, Talks About New Screening Guidelines
Christine Skivington was honored at Wilmot Cancer Institute’s annual Discovery Ball on May 6, 2023, for her inspiring story. She is the mother of three small children who faced an aggressive type of ...
What Is It like to be an Oncology Nurse? Three Longtime Wilmot Nurses Give an Inside Scoop
Despite the changes that have occurred in medicine in recent decades, connection remains a key part of oncology nursing. What is it really like to be an oncology nurse? Three of our nurses shared ...
Face to Face: Anna Weiss Strives to Bring "Brightness," Vision to the Breast Cancer Program
Anna Weiss, MD, recently joined Wilmot Cancer Institute as a breast cancer surgeon and director of the Breast Cancer Service Line. A Syracuse native, she shares her vision for Wilmot's Breast Care ...
Pressing Issue: The High Incidence of Lung Cancer
The area around Wilmot Cancer Institute has a much higher rate of lung cancer compared to New York state and the rest of the U.S. Wilmot is working to address this statistic through prevention, ...
Wilmot’s Dialogue Magazine: Progress in Lung and Breast Cancer, Community Outreach
Lung cancer weighs heavy in the Rochester region and Wilmot Cancer Institute has multi-pronged strategies to meet the challenge. Read about the data behind lung cancer cases in the region, early ...