Research and patient advocacy revolutionized breast cancer care in the 1970s, giving women a greater voice in their treatment.
Cancer Research
Not all patients respond to all types of immunotherapies. So how can doctors identify which treatments have the best chance of working in a specific patient? How can they quickly zero in on the best options on a list of immunotherapies that grows longer every day?
Hepatitis C is the most common blood-transmitted virus in the United States and the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide.
In 2012, Laurie Rich, PhD, arrived at Roswell Park to begin his doctoral work under the mentorship of Mukund Seshadri, PhD, DDS, Chair of Oral Oncology. He arrived at the same time as a very important piece of equipment, and as some crucial research was taking place.
Two-time cancer survivor, Elyse NeMoyer, explains how research helped save her life.
From the day Roswell Park was founded in 1898, we’ve focused exclusively on understanding, preventing and treating cancer. But along the way, our work has led to major benefits for patients with other medical conditions — and created valuable tools for researchers in other fields of healthcare.
We’re entering a hopeful new era with the development of immunotherapies, which use the power of your own immune system to fight cancer. Here's an introduction to one type, called CAR T-cell therapy.
With stereotactic body radiotherapy, we can intensify treatment with less overall radiation exposure and fewer treatments. For the patient, this means improved convenience and quality of life and reduced costs, especially beneficial for patients who do not live nearby.
In the 1950s, nothing much could be done for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Dr. Jim Holland was determined to change that.
Results from the CheckMate 214 clinical trial show that combined therapy with two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, can be very effective in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.
What is a sarcoma? What are the symptoms? What should you do if your primary care physician thinks you might have a sarcoma? Dr. Kane has the answers.
Epigenetics describes how normal genes that control the body’s functions can be switched on or off by different exposures and experiences, from before birth through adulthood. These changes could potentially affect the health of our offspring for generations.