The non-profit, 13thirty Cancer Connect and the Wilmot Cancer Institute announced a joint community-wide health study on Tuesday.
A flood watch is in effect for Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, and Wyoming Counties from 2 AM Wednesday until 2 PM Thursday.13thirty Cancer Connect and the Wilmot Cancer Institute have announced a partnership for a health study focusing on teens and young adults with cancer on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024.
"Joining this health study is part of our commitment to understand the factors that influence the lives and healing of our young cancer patients,” said Dr. Amy Bodrog, an oncologist at Rochester Regional Health, in a statement. "We hope this study will help us better understand the unique needs of our AYAs with cancer so that they receive the care they want and deserve. "
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