Wednesday, February 20, 2013
On March 28, 2013 students and staff from Frontier High School will be shaving their heads to support cancer research and patient care programs at Roswell Park. Hear about their Goin' Bald For Bucks event in this clip from their February 20, 2013...
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Although biological, genetic, and physiological factors play significant roles in who develops cancer, how it is treated, and who survives it, social, political, economic, and psychological variables also substantially contribute to cancer racial/ethnic...
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
New research has highlighted the effectiveness of long-term treatment with tamoxifen, the first targeted therapy to be approved for treatment of breast cancer, for many patients with the disease. Stephen Edge, MD, Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in...
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Brahm Segal, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases and Kimberly Hinckley, RN, BSN, CIC, Senior Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator provide important information about cancer patients’ increased risk of developing various types of infections. To...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
John Kane III, MD, Chief of the Melanoma/Sarcoma Service, and Joseph Skitzki, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology and Associate Member of the Department of Immunology, discuss a specialized cancer therapy known as HIPEC Cytoreduction/...
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Because cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation can leave patients with dangerously low levels of platelets, the need for platelet donations at Roswell Park is always great. Longtime platelet donor Nancy joins host Tim...
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Departments of Health Behavior and Medicine, and Peter Frederick, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, offer important information on...
Sunday, January 6, 2013
What do we know today about obesity and its impact on our risk of developing cancer? Chi-Chen Hong, PhD, an epidemiologist and Assistant Member of the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at RPCI, identifies those cancers that appear to be...