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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elm & Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
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100 College Parkway
Suite 290
Williamsville, NY 14221
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6934 Williams Road
Suite 300, Entrance A
Wheatfield, NY 14304
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Cancer Talk Blog

How Cancer Drugs Work

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - 4:05pm

Until the 1960s, surgery and radiation were the mainstays of cancer treatment; drugs were not seen as a “cure” for cancer. With the exception of hormone therapy for men with prostate cancer in the late 1930s, drug therapies, at best, offered brief, incomplete remission. Then, the National Cancer Act of 1937 provided support for cancer research, setting up the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and doctors and researchers began to pay more attention to using chemical agents and drugs against cancer.

Chemo Dolls Bring Comfort in Midst of Cancer

Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 11:49am

Moms worry about their kids. It’s pretty much part of the job description. So when 36-year-old Deana Welch was diagnosed with breast cancer while 34 weeks pregnant with her fourth child, her concern was as much about her children’s well-being as it was about her own health. “My biggest concern was how to tell my kids and how to help them process what I would be going through,” recalls Deana.

Questions about New York’s Medical Marijuana Program?

Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 9:22am

Roswell Park’s medical marijuana policy addresses the needs and concerns of patients, caregivers and practitioners who are registered with the NYS Medical Marijuana Program and the Roswell Park staff.

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The Roswell Difference

Roswell Park was the first center in the world to focus exclusively on cancer. Roswell Park is determined to eliminate cancer's grip on humanity, one patient at a time.

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Screening tests detect cancer’s hidden warning signs long before symptoms appear and when the disease is most treatable. Understand your screening needs and complete the cancer screening and prevention questionnaire to manage your cancer risk.

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