In-Demand Roswell Park Expert Promoted to Chief of Breast Pathology Dr. Thaer Khoury plays crucial role in patient care, treatment plans Dr. Khoury heads a critical position, often in demand for expertise Leader in field, has been on review boards for DoD and NCCN Breast pathology team
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By Annette Pinder The daughter of a local retired OB/GYN, Dr. Anna M. Chen understood the importance of women’s health at an early age. Now a radiologist devoted to early detection, Dr. Chen is helping patients live long, fulfilling lives by detecting their breast cancer at its
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What if a drug that sits in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet could help extend the lives of some cancer patients? In companion presentations at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, doctors from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center report new evidence that
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It doesn’t have to be a death sentence: Early detection key to surviving breast cancer By Matthew Chandler For decades, women rarely spoke of breast cancer, a disease long shrouded in a deep social stigma. They didn’t talk to relatives to learn their family history. Many didn’t do
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Algorithm Reduces Need for Therapy in Children With Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma COG study shows treatment can be reduced without compromising outcomes – shows therapy can be reduced in some neuroblastoma patients Algorithm based on tumor biology, anticipated response to treatment for patients with localized tumors, 3-year overall survival
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As a Look Good Feel Better Alliance partner, Windsong Breast Care is proud to offer Look Good Feel Better workshops free of charge for individuals with cancer. Windsong Breast Care is a leader in a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer and the Look Good Feel Better program
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Cancer claims the lives of millions of people across the globe every year. According to the World Health Organization, cancer was responsible for 8.8 million deaths worldwide in 2015, making it the second leading cause of death across the globe. Though cancer is often fatal, it doesn’t
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Give Yourself and Your Health Peace of Mind Free cancer screenings offered in Erie County By Kimberly LaRussa While many people become acutely aware of the importance of getting screened for cancer during specific cancer awareness months, there is every reason why we should make getting proper
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By Abigail Unger Hospice Buffalo’s (Hospice) mission is to provide optimal care, support, advocacy, and education to anyone impacted by serious illness and loss by providing a continuum of care that spans the course of disease progression through bereavement. A significant component of this care is guiding
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center immunology researchers have uncovered a biomarker that may help explain why some patients respond better than others to a common chemotherapy treatment for liver cancer. They hope that their analysis of immune responses among patients receiving sorafenib can lead to more individualized
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