There are dozens of reasons to participate in the Wilmot Warrior Weekend happening Sept. 21 and 22. What's yours??
Learn more at WarriorWeekend.URMC.edu #WilmotWarrior
For #NationalCancerResearch Month in May, we talked with Allison Ryan, a graduate student in the Minsoo Kim Lab. She is focused on a question we hear often: Why does CAR T-cell therapy work for various blood cancers but not for solid tumors? Allison explains the challenges and how she hopes to find a solution! #NCRM24#URochesterResearch
Fatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatment. Some studies say as many as 80 to 100% of cancer patients experience extreme fatigue.
Wilmot Cancer Institute's Karen Mustian, PhD, helped write a new set of national guidelines for easing fatigue in cancer patients. Among the top recommended treatments: exercise, talk therapy (also known as cognitive behavioral therapy), qi gong, mindfulness, yoga, and more. Read about the guidelines: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/new-cancer-related-fatigue-treatment-guidelines-urge-exercise-talk-therapy-mindfulness-tai-chi
Patients at Wilmot who experience fatigue and are looking for relief should talk to their oncology team and may find help at the Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center, which offers many types of classes in areas listed below, at no charge to the patient, thanks to support from the Pluta Cancer Center Foundation. The classes are open to patients seen at any Wilmot location. To learn more, call (585) 486-0630.
#URochesterResearch
What's it like being an oncology nurse at Wilmot Cancer Institute?
Sharon Swift, RN, BMCTN, Bone Marrow Transplant nurse coordinator, shares her experience. ๐ฉโโ๏ธ
#OncologyNursingMonth
National Cancer Research Month: Dr. Francisco Cartujano
Thank you to American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) for highlighting our own Dr. Francisco Cartujano during National Cancer Research Month - and bravo to all Wilmot Cancer Institute scientists who are ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐!
#NCRM24
For World Meditation Day, Liz Sheen, RN, HNP-BC, HWNC-BC, explains what meditation is.
She teaches mediation through the Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center and knows how it can benefit those facing cancer or any stressful life event.
Patients seen at any Wilmot Cancer Institute location are invited to participate in mediation classes, which take place in person in Henrietta or virtually via Zoom. To learn more or sign up, call (585) 486-9630.
#WorldMeditationDay
Clinical trials help us provide the most cutting-edge care to patients. Every advance we have today in cancer care is because of clinical trials that came before it.
On #ClinicalTrialsDay, we thank all those who have volunteered for a trial or who have helped make clinical trials possible!
Oncology nursing is a special profession. For Oncology Nurses Month, we asked some of our nurses what being a nurse means to them. What they shared is inspiring and uplifting.
#NursesMonth #OncologyNurse
For #WellnessWednesday, take a tour of our Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center! The services here are available to patients seen at any Wilmot location at no charge to patients, thanks to support from the Pluta Cancer Center Foundation. Evidence-based services offered include yoga, qi gong, mediation, art therapy, massage, and more. These practices may help cancer patients manage side effects and symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety, depression, pain, and insomnia. Ready to learn more? Call us at (585) 486-0630 to learn more or find info at https://pluta-wilmotioc.org
Get out there and ride your bike! ๐ด This week marks Rochester Bike Week and Friday, May 17, is #RideYourBiketoWorkDay so we wanted to share a message from Brandon and Rob, co-owners of Towpath Bike, the official Bike Shop of the Wilmot Warrior Weekend. If you want to join us for the Wilmot Breakaway Ride taking place September 22, 2024, in Webster, itโs time to start training! This year, we have four route options, including a new family-friendly 12.5-mile route. The best part? All proceeds from the weekend benefit cancer research and survivorship care happening here at Wilmot Cancer Institute. ๐ To learn more, visit www.warriorweekend.URMC.edu#WilmotWarrior
A Message for Rochester Bike Week
Get out there and ride your bike! ๐ด
This week marks Rochester Bike Week and Friday, May 17, is #RideYourBiketoWorkDay so we wanted to share a message from Brandon and Rob, co-owners of Towpath Bike, the official Bike Shop of the Wilmot Warrior Weekend.
If you want to join us for the Wilmot Breakaway Ride taking place September 22, 2024, in Webster, itโs time to start training! This year, we have four route options, including a new family-friendly 12.5-mile route.
The best part? All proceeds from the weekend benefit cancer research and survivorship care happening here at Wilmot Cancer Institute. ๐
To learn more, visit www.warriorweekend.URMC.edu
#WilmotWarrior
Chris Costello's Story
๐๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต. ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ.
When Chris Costello needed a bone marrow transplant as a child, a stranger stepped up to help. Ever since the pair met, they have been close friends.
It was an honor to share their story at the 25th Anniversary Discovery Ball.
Christopher's Challenge
For World Tai Chi and Qi gong Day, we wanted to tell you a little about this practice! Qi gong is an ancient system of exercises that may help alleviate stress and improve relaxation. Joe Lake is one of the qi gong instructors at the Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center, which offers free qi gong classes to all Wilmot patients seen at any location. Virtual and in-person options are available. Interested in learning more? Call (585) 486-0630 with questions or to sign up!
Need a little bit extra Zen this spring? ๐งโโ๏ธ Hereโs a gentle yoga flow you can do inside or outside to get centered and feel at ease. Research shows that yoga can help cancer patients and survivors manage stress and improve sleep, among other benefits. Susan Wood, RYT 500, Y4C, BFA, featured here, teaches virtual and in-person yoga classes for cancer patients at Wilmotโs Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center. The classes are free and open to Wilmot patients seen at any location! To learn more or register, call (585) 486-0630. #WellnessWednesday
Join us for the 2024 Wilmot Warrior Weekend
We're leaving cancer in the dust. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ?
Registration is officially open for the 2024 Wilmot Warrior Weekend! Form your team for a bike ride, 5K, or 1-mile walk on September 21 and 22: www.WarriorWeekend.URMC.edu
#WilmotWarrior
Itโs time to start preparing for Wilmot Warrior Weekend, taking place Sept 21 and 22 this year! ๐๏ธJoin us for a *free* launch party Wednesday, April 17, at 5:45 pm to: Learn exciting new details for this yearโs event, get free Warrior Weekend swag, enjoy food and drinks and mingle with other Wilmot Warriors working to leave cancer in the dust! ๐ดโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ง๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ@๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง#WilmotWarrior
Myth ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐: You donโt have to be a professional โจ artist โจ to benefit from art therapy!! Art Therapist Monica Devine-Haley teaches zoom and in-person art therapy for cancer patients and survivors at Wilmotโs Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center. These programs are free and open to patients seen at any Wilmot location. Her sessions help patients use art to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Itโs all about the journey, not the end result!
A view of totality from the fifth floor of Wilmot Cancer Center โ๏ธ ๐ #roceclipse2024
๐ธ credit: Lauren Difulvio
POV: The University of Rochester Cancer Center waiting area after a remodel in the 90s
#WilmotFlashbackFriday
Surgery may not always be the answer for patients with rectal cancer. A โwatch-and-waitโ approach to care may safely allow patients who respond well to chemo and radiation to avoid surgery and the impact it can have on quality of life.
Wilmotโs Colorectal Cancer Program is a national leader in this relatively new approach to care, which entails monitoring patients closely over five years to ensure their cancer does not return.
#ColorectalCancerAwareness