<![CDATA[Blog posts]]> 60672cef-d576-4930-8b20-775193bf0103 <![CDATA[Four Decades Behind the 'Scope: Q&A with Cytotechnologist Mary Ann Rutkowski]]> Mary Ann Rutkowski remembers the day she chose her future career – at the mall.
As a high-schooler, she attended a career day event when someone handed her a flier about the field of cytology. Always interested in biology, she was intrigued as she read about microscopes and cancer detection.

]]> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:43:47 GMT 75f03f7b-fa89-4006-81b0-1098c535ed43 <![CDATA[Dr. Blitman Named a 'HearStrong Champion']]> Pathology resident, Dr. Joseph Blitman, has been named a HearStrong Champion by the HearStrong Foundation.

Blitman is now completing his first year of pathology residency at URMC. In his bio, he describes his struggle with hearing loss and how devices helped him succeed academically and professionally.

]]> Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:29:29 GMT 83bad36c-576f-4612-b9a2-a48d639e5ea8 <![CDATA[Is It Time for New Strategies to Treat Aggressive Prostate Cancer?]]> A new Â鶹ÊÓƵstudy confirms that androgen deprivation therapy, which initially shrinks aggressive prostate tumors, is a double-edged sword that ultimately might fuel the spread of cancer.

]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:12:29 GMT 5043883e-fe66-4f8c-bc98-defce6b655a9 <![CDATA[Nothing 'Gross' About it: The Work of a Pathologists' Assistant]]> It’s 9:05 on a Wednesday morning and a group of apron clad pathologists' assistants (PAs) are gathering for morning rounds. 

This is a daily meeting during which the pathologists, PAs, and residents meet on the floor of the gross room at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

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