Wednesday, April 7, 2010
BUFFALO, NY – Premenopausal women at high-risk for breast cancer are invited to participate in a chemoprevention study to determine if whole flaxseed has the potential to reduce their risk for the disease. Swati Kulkarni, MD, Department of Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), is...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), in conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), is holding a Bone Marrow Donor Drive in the main lobby of Roswell Park on Tuesday, April 27 from 4-6 p.m. Community members, ages 18-60, with no history of cancer, diabetes or...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
BUFFALO – Leonard A. Zwelling, MD, MBA, a nationally recognized expert on health policy, will present the Third Annual Dr. David C. Hohn Lecture, “Red Kool-Aid, Blue Kool-Aid: A Doctor’s Odyssey on Capitol Hill,” Wednesday, April 7, 8- 9:30 a.m. at Roswell Park Cancer...
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Friday, April 2, 2010
On March 22, National Public Radio ran a segment (“Prostate Test: Lifesaver or Big Mistake?) on its “Morning Edition” program on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the controversy regarding the PSA test as an effective screening tool for prostate cancer. Richard J. Ablin, PhD,...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Buffalo, NY – Canisius College and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) announced today the launch of “Check Yo Nutz,” the first comprehensive testicular cancer awareness campaign on a Western New York college campus. The campaign promotes testicular self-examination for men...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
BUFFALO, NY - Neal Wilkinson, MD, has joined the clinical faculty of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) as a physician and Associate Professor of Surgery in the Surgical Oncology department. Dr. Wilkinson, who had previously served a fellowship at RPCI, was with the University of Iowa Hospitals...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Although Lance Armstrong’s high-profile bout with advanced testicular cancer did raise awareness of cancer in general and turned a much-needed spotlight on the importance of cancer research funding,many young men are still unaware of the risks and symptoms associated with testicular cancer...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Fundraising and training begins in support of research and patient care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
BUFFALO, NY – Some good news for a change! Tobacco, alcohol and other drug use rates by ninth graders in Erie County have declined with the most substantial decreases occurring for tobacco use, according to a study conducted by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).
The 2008-09...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
BUFFALO, NY - Hannelore Heemers, PhD, has been appointed to the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology and Member of the Genitourinary Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Dr. Heemers was previously with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, as a Research...
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