Tuesday, April 3, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Dennis Szefel, Chief Strategy Officer for Delaware North Companies, has joined the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) Board of Directors. He was appointed to a three-year term on the board by Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, Speaker of the New York State Assembly, based on...
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Fundraising and training begins in support of research and patient care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Thursday, March 29, 2012
(BUFFALO, NY) The 2012 season of The Ride For Roswell, Western New York’s largest one-day cycling event, kicked off today at Pettibones Grille in Buffalo, N.Y. Cyclists, volunteers and supporters from The Ride and staff from Roswell Park Cancer Institute took part in the kickoff to celebrate...
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Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Elke Jäger, MD, and colleagues publish promising findings in PNAS
Monday, March 26, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — An immunotherapy regimen incorporating poxviruses and targeting a particular tumor antigen, NY-ESO-1, has shown promise in treating two types of cancers.
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Proceeds will help establish a Buffalo Chapter of Teens Living with Cancer at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Melissa’s Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation will sponsor a “Duel in the Pool” competition at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in UB’s Alumni Arena Natatorium to raise funds for...
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Optimized models of genetic condition have been distributed to 14 leading research teams
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — The Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) research team that developed the most advanced research models to date of Down syndrome has distributed the models to 14 leading research groups in North America and Europe that are investigating the genetic condition, also known as...
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Data reported by international research organization place RPCI among top 9 percent of BMT centers in U.S.
Monday, March 19, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Outcomes for patients treated through the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) are among the highest in the nation.
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Event, taking place from 3pm to 7pm Wednesday, March 21, to include Youth Expo
Friday, March 16, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — All are invited to stop by Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga for a Kick Butts Day celebration and Youth Health Expo on the mall’s lower level near Apple Computer from 3 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday, March 21. Kick Butts Day is a fun way to give people valuable information about...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
WHAT: Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) experts and former smokers with life-changing consequences from their tobacco use are available to comment on a new hard-hitting national ad campaign highlighting the health consequences of smoking, and to draw attention to the free resources...
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Palliative care team competing with programs across the Northeast for LIVESTRONG funding
Friday, March 9, 2012
(Buffalo, NY) Roswell Park Cancer Institute is seeking the community’s support to help them gain a $10,000 grant from LIVESTRONG, the cancer advocacy foundation founded by cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong. The grant would support Roswell Park’s Palliative Care team and enable...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
WHAT: U.S. Surgeon General’s Report “Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults,” released today, calls on the nation to make the next generation tobacco-free.
A young person from the Amherst Youth Board and a Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) faculty member will...
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