Connections - March 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Healthfront

Treat Your Family to Better Health with Tasty Meatless Meals
How increasing your veggie intake can have a positive impact on your health.

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Early Detection for High-Risk Populations
Prevention and screening programs are the key to finding cancers at their earliest, most treatable stages.

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Study: Age, Gender Affect How Lung Cancer Develops
A recent study highlights the importance of learning more about how and why lung cancer occurs

Audio Spotlight

It's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Why You Should Care
Learn from Dr. Marwan Fakih about who’s at risk, ways to decrease your risks, plus the latest screening recommendations.

Video Spotlight

Fundraising Starts at the Top as Dr. Trump Goes Bald for Bucks!
Watch video of RPCI CEO Dr. Donald Trump and Team Roswell as they go bald for bucks! Plus, check out the special video message prepared for the event by the other Donald Trump!

Roswell Round-Up

Introducing a "Flight Simulator" for Robotic Surgery Roswell Park is leading the way in robotic surgery—and training others from across the world. See how new technology will extend Roswell’s influence helping patients.
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Study of Inflammatory Response May Yield Clues to Cancer Vaccines Sharon Evans, PhD, of Roswell Park's Immunology department has been awarded a $2.7 million grant to study inflammation in relation to lymphocytes. Read more...

Events & Giving Opportunities

Let's Get Ready to Ride It's that time of year! Break out your bike and gear up for The Ride.
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Viva Las Vegas! Feeling lucky? Take on Team Cure Challenge's latest marathon event!
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There’s Still Time to Double the Impact of Your Gift Make a gift to this special campaign by March 31 and do twice as much to help in the fight against cancer.

Patient Voice

"It was at Roswell, or 'The Roz' as I have nicknamed it, that I found hope. Hope for a cure, hope that with each passing day my body would heal, physically and emotionally."
–Kathleen Hogan, Leukemia Survivor

Read more of Kathleen’s story...

Donor Impact

Putting the World’s Leading Surgeons to Work for Brain Cancer Patients
How lightning-fast technology can help make radiation therapy more efficient and effective.

Business Partner of the Month

First Niagara Financial Group
First Niagara's far-reaching generosity continues to have an important impact on research and patient care at Roswell Park.