Melanoma

Why Roswell?

At Roswell Park, board-certified physicians, including specialists in surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, dermatology, pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, psychiatry and nutrition work as a team to provide optimal care for patients diagnosed with melanoma. Roswell Park is one of the nation’s busiest centers for high-dose interleukin- 2 (IL-2) therapy, which triggers the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer.

Roswell Park is one of only five centers in New York State, and 84 centers nationwide, to be designated a Blue Distinction® Center for Complex and Rare Cancers by the BlueCross BlueShield Association. Complex and rare cancers, such as ocular melanoma, make up about 15% of new cancer cases diagnosed each year, and patients often find it difficult to identify facilities with oncology teams that are experienced in treating those types of cancers.