Summer Splash beachside party and 10th anniversary Carly’s Crossing swim event will raise needed funds for Carly’s Club
Monday, July 9, 2012
(BUFFALO, NY) Western New Yorkers will have two opportunities this August to visit Buffalo’s revamped waterfront while taking part in events that raise critically-needed funds for pediatric cancer research and patient support programs. Summer Splash, a brand-new cocktail party featuring food...
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Monday, July 2, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), together with its Board of Directors and board members for the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, held a reception June 28 at RPCI to thank the Western New York delegation to the New York State Legislature for their advocacy and support of...
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Cancer Research and Patient Care in WNY Gets a Big Boost
Saturday, June 23, 2012
(BUFFALO, NY) The more than 10,000 Supporters of The Ride For Roswell, including riders, volunteers, patients and survivors, closed out the 17th annual fundraiser with a great sense of pride today knowing that they raised enough to fund 25 lifesaving cancer research studies and 30 patient care...
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Cancer center launches digital version of Roswellness magazine, enhances resources for mobile users
Thursday, June 21, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Embracing the expanded possibilities of how people are receiving their information in a technological age, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is sharing information on two new electronic platforms: a digital edition of its Roswellness consumer magazine and a mobile website...
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Institute leaders urge governor to sign bill into law
Monday, June 18, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Officials at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) applaud the New York State Legislature for supporting a bill that would delay the age at which New Yorkers can begin to expose themselves to indoor tanning.
Both houses of the Legislature have voted to approve...
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Tobacco use can negatively impact cancer treatment, but few studies incorporate assessment or cessation support
Friday, June 15, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — While tobacco use can significantly hamper cancer treatment, few cancer researchers are incorporating tobacco assessment into their clinical studies. That’s the conclusion a group of investigators led by Graham Warren, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of...
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Friday, June 15, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Representatives from the Retired Professional Fire Fighters Cancer Fund today visited Roswell Park Cancer Institute to make a gift of $10,000 in support of cancer research programs. The donated funds will support research of kidney cancer and leukemia at Roswell Park. Photos...
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Friday, June 15, 2012
WHAT: Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and The Belle Center community center are teaming up to host a job fair for open positions at RPCI, and to raise awareness about cancer and the importance of early detection.
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Auction of pink guitar signed by country stars, sales of pink cowboy hats to benefit RPCI
Thursday, May 31, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Country music is inspiring breast cancer cures at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Country 106.5 WYRK-FM has been busy collecting autographs from country music stars who have come through Western New York in the last year, on a custom-designed pink guitar to be raffled...
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‘Closing the Gap’ event June 1-2 to focus on access to healthcare, employment, education, economic development
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
BUFFALO, NY — Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Director of the Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), will give the opening address at BUILD of Buffalo’s 18th annual convention. Under the theme “Closing the Gap:...
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