Newest & Largest Roswell Park Care Network Site Brings Expanded Services to Southtowns Specialty oncology and supportive care available onsite at 15,000-square-foot facility in Orchard Park Roswell Park Hematology Oncology Southtowns relocates to 3041 Orchard Park Rd. Staff of 15 and Roswell Park physicians provide care in
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First Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Patient Performed by Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Joint Program Team BUFFALO, N.Y., September 25, 2019 – The clinical team from the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program has successfully performed the first pediatric bone marrow transplant
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PARENTS NEED TO KNOW: NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS BUFFALO, N.Y. – August 22, 2019 – As New York State teenagers and young adults head back to school and college, the New York State Smokers’ Quitline reminds parents to educate
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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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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have received more than a dozen recent grant awards totaling more than $15.4 million. These competitive awards from both government agencies and private funders will fuel research to overcome obstacles in treating diseases like prostate, breast, colon and lung cancer, as
Read more →While adult smoking rates are at all-time lows, the fight isn’t over to promote tobacco-free living in New York State. This is one of several reasons the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health designated 2019 as the “Year of Cessation.” With support from
Read more →Two decades of support, and a new name to follow. For 20 years, the Department of Pastoral Care has supported the mission of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center through its integrative, interfaith approach to wellness, and providing ministry and care for the spirit of patients of all
Read more →Courtesy of Roswell Park Cancer Talk Until the late 1990s, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) was a fatal disease. “When patients received their diagnosis, we would tell them there was no cure,” recalls, Eunice Wang, MD, Chief of the Leukemia Service at Roswell Park. Everything changed when Roswell
Read more →Nation’s longest-standing dedicated cancer center awarded 5-year, $22.5 million grant to pursue its mission Roswell Park was among first group of 3 centers designated by NCI in 1970s Rigorous review process assesses strength of research, impact on community Largest such grant and best application score in Roswell
Read more →Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center faculty researcher Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, has been recognized with a Research Into Action Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) New Connections initiative. Dr. Rodney Haring earns a “Research into Action” award Presented in March at a capstone symposium in
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