The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation is currently funding 53 quality-of-life programs
With each donation, you are impacting the lives of cancer patients who turn to Roswell Park for care and hope.
Caring for a patient with cancer doesn’t end at medical treatment. It encompasses the mental, emotional and spiritual wellness of cancer patients, as well. When you donate to Roswell Park directly or through events, you’re making it possible for experts to run quality-of-life programs that make a significant difference in the patient experience.
Thanks to your support, the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation is currently funding 53 quality-of-life programs.
Here are just a few examples of what your gifts make possible.
Cancer Coach program: Through Roswell Park’s cancer coach program, patients are matched with people who have survived a similar diagnosis or experience. A cancer coach can provide a unique level of empathy and understanding by sharing their own experiences. They give patients a valuable outlet and source of comfort by being available to listen and answer non-medical questions.
Older Adult Oncology Program: This new program, which launched in early 2024, offers focused evaluations for patients aged 65 and over, promoting the use of physical therapy, nutrition assistance and complex decision-making support to optimize their cancer care journey.
Acupuncture: Roswell Park is proud to offer acupuncture to cancer patients and survivors. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), studies suggest acupuncture can be helpful in managing pain, nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment.
WAVES (Wellbeing, Active Living, Vitality, Empathy & Social Support): WAVES is aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of cancer patients and their families. This includes offering low-impact physical activity and support groups designed with the patient and caregiver in mind.
Programs like the few listed above, as well as dozens of others, are essential to patients and their families as they navigate the challenges that come along with a cancer diagnosis. With your support, Roswell Park can sustain and grow its offerings to ensure each patient has resources available to ease the burden this disease may bring.
Your support also helped make these, and more, Quality of Life programs possible:
- Creative Arts program
- Child Life program and support for children of adult patients
- End of Life Bereavement Support
- HLA Typing
- Mastectomy Pillows
- New Patient Portfolio Toolkits
- Cancer Resource Services
- Pediatric Hematology Psychosocial Support
- Fertility Preservation for Adolescents and Young Adults
- TCT Patient Reunion Event
- Transportation services
- Yoga