Many cancer patients agree that one of the greatest advantages of having their treatment administered at Roswell Park is that our multidisciplinary approach to care is focused on one thing and one thing only — cancer. That means you can rest assured that the research, leading-edge treatments, clinical trials and prevention measures we integrate into treating our patients are all designed to bring positive outcomes to the forefront no matter what type of cancer they have.

Our Prostate Cancer Center integrates surgical, radiation, and medical oncology specialists who together can offer individualized treatment plans. The team works in concert with your primary care physician to ensure continuity of care from diagnosis through long-term follow up. 

Leadership in Research and Patient Care at Roswell Park

The importance of strong connections between research and clinical care is evident in the history of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, which...

• Initiated the nation's first chemotherapy program.
• Developed the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test that can detect prostate cancer 5–10 years earlier than with a digital rectal exam.
• Developed LNCaP, the most studied prostate cancer cell line in the world.
• Developed photodynamic therapy (PDT) that uses lasers to activate photosensitive drugs to kill cancer cells.
• Created the gene library used to map and sequence the human genome.

Patient Satisfaction

Our patients are routinely surveyed so that we can monitor our strengths and our weaknesses, in order to continually strengthen our patient's experience with us. The following survey results cover the three—month period from December 2006 through February 2007 and reflect the opinions of inpatients discharged to home during this period.

• 98% of patients indicated that their patient experience at Roswell Park Cancer Institute met or exceeded their expectations.
• 99% of patients told us that they would be willing to return to the Institute should their medical condition warrant it.

In addition:

• 97% would be extremely or very likely to recommend Roswell Park to others
• 98% were satisfied with the medical care provided by their Roswell Park physicians
• 95% were satisfied with the nursing care they received
• 99% expressed satisfaction on four questions relating to our compliance with the Patient's Bill of Rights
• 99% felt their family was treated with courtesy and concern
• 99% said hospital staff addressed them appropriately
• 99% indicated hospital staff respected their privacy
• 99% noted that hospital staff wore their ID badges