How to Get a Second Opinion at Roswell Park

If you have been diagnosed with lymphoma — or your previously treated disease has recurred — you need a second opinion. We will ensure you get it without delay.

Worth the trip

Many of our patients travel to receive cancer care at Roswell Park. If you live far from Roswell Park, we will make your visit with us worth every mile, assisting with accommodations, streamlining testing and arranging for a virtual consultation.

We can arrange for Roswell Park’s lymphoma experts, including hematopathologists who focus specifically on blood cancers, to review your blood work right away, and set up a consultation with our lymphoma and/or Transplant & Cellular Therapy team.

Between 11 to 18% of the outside cases we review at Roswell Park result in a change in diagnosis, impacting your available options, treatment decisions and the way forward.

Many of our patients travel to receive cancer care at Roswell Park. If you live far from Buffalo, NY, we will strive to make this easier for you, including streamlining appointments, assistance with lodging and arranging for some of your care closer to home. You might also be able to have a consultation via telemedicine. Call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or click the button below to submit a request online, and we'll help you get the care you need.

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Why it matters for lymphoma

Lymphoma is not just one disease, but has more than 90 different subtypes that require specific diagnostic expertise and experience with the latest nuanced treatment approaches. An accurate diagnosis and evaluation by an expert team that focuses on all lymphoma types every day is important because you may need: 

  • Specialized testing to determine your cells genetic profile. Roswell Park’s pathology expertise and technologies will determine whether your cancer cells have mutations that may respond better to newer treatment options.
  • Stem cell transplant. Early evaluation for this option is important to determine whether preliminary testing and donor search should begin. Not everyone will need a stem cell transplant, but if you do, our team can act quickly.
  • Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. This advanced type of cellular therapy uses your own immune cells to create a living drug. Roswell Park is an authorized treatment center for all of the latest CAR T-cell therapies for lymphoma, including Kymria, Yescarta, Tecartus and Breyanzi.
  • Treatment only available through a clinical trial. Clinical trials offer the earliest access to the very latest treatments, sometimes months or years before they are available to other providers. If you have lymphoma, you need access to the best treatment for you today.

How do I start?

Call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) to speak with one of our cancer information specialists who will connect you with your next steps. Or, fill out our online form and we’ll get back to you within two business days.

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