James P. Wilmot Cancer Center

Location

601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642

Hours

Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm

Open 24-Hours for patients

Phone

585 275 5830

866 4 WILMOT (494 5668)

Website

http://www.wilmot.urmc.edu/

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center is the first multidisciplinary academic cancer center in the Rochester community. Affiliated with The University of Rochester Medical Center (abbreviated URMC), the Wilmot Cancer Center consolidates all outpatient cancer care services and research programs into a single, accessible location.

The state-of-the-art facility also includes:

• 164,000 square feet of clinical and research space housing the latest in technologies and therapies for most types of cancers
  

• Nationally known cancer care specialists who work together using a multidisciplinary approach (medical oncology, radiation/oncology, surgery, etc.)
  

• Dedicated oncology nurses, technicians, therapists and other support staff
  

• Quick access to the latest in clinical trials, many of which originated at the Wilmot Cancer Center
  

• Onsite radiology and pathology for fast and accurate diagnostics
  

• A Greater level of patient privacy and comfort during treatment
  

• Specialized support services including social workers, nutritionists, financial counselors, support groups, and educational recourses

The Wilmot Cancer Center is also home to the Comprehensive Breast Care Center, dedicated to a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating breast cancers. This model, which is unique in Upstate New York, will allow a person who discovers a lump to have an immediate appointment, with imaging and biopsy in one visit. All members of the breast care team -surgeons, radiation and medical oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and nurses- are on-site and available to discuss treatment options if a malignancy is found.

Cancers Treated at the Wilmot Cancer Center

• Bone Cancer
  

• Brain and Spinal Tumors
  

• Breast Cancer
  

• Esophageal Cancer
  

• Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Cancer
  

• Genito-Urinary and Prostate Cancer
  

• Head and Neck Cancer
  

• Leukemia and Hematologic Malignancies
  

• Lung Cancer
  

• Lymphoma

James P. Wilmot was a prominent Rochester businessman and philanthropist who originally created the foundation of the center in 1980 to train physicians in cancer research and treatment.

There is a quarterly publication, Dialogue, which is sent by mail, free, to potential and past contributors. It has a donation envelope included, and much information about the Center.

The expansion of the Wilmot Cancer Center is one of the primary goals of the University of Rochester's Meliora Challenge fundraising campaign.

• New Wilmot Center gives Rochester impressive resource to fight cancer - May 16, 2008
  

• New Wilmot Cancer Center offers expanded care, research for cures 15-May-2008
  

• Jen's Story (excerpt) MySpace Video 7/3/2008
  

• Excellus Names Wilmot Cancer Center a Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers July 10, 2008
  

• Cenzi Custom Motorcycle Raffle
  

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