Press Releases

Monday, October 29, 2012
BUFFALO — More than 75 percent of Western New York pharmacists say tobacco sales in pharmacies should be legally banned, according to research conducted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the University at Buffalo (UB), published in BMC Research Notes. The study found that more than... Read more
Roswell Park-led effort found increased levels of serum glutamate in both primary and metastatic prostate tumors
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
BUFFALO — Research out of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) supports the adoption of a new biomarker to measure the aggressiveness of primary prostate tumors. Read more
Morning of camaraderie and support planned for Saturday, November 3
Monday, October 22, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) invites lung cancer patients, their family members and their caregivers to attend the fourth annual Breath of Life Celebration Saturday, November 3 from 9 am to noon in RPCI’s Research Studies Center, located on Carlton Street at Elm... Read more
America’s first cancer center, Bills partner to host prostate cancer screening clinic October 23 at Ralph Wilson Stadium
Thursday, October 4, 2012
WHAT:           One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, but with early detection, about 90 percent of these cancers will be cured. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and the Buffalo Bills are encouraging men over 50, or those 40 and... Read more
Monday, October 1, 2012
BUFFALO — Currently, 1 in 8 U.S. women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and nearly 40,000 will die from the disease this year. But thanks to increased early detection and treatment advances, the mortality rate for cancer has dropped 30 percent in the last two decades. Throughout October... Read more