Pancreatic cancer is called a silent killer because it often grows or spreads undetected. And like many cancers, it presents few warning signs. What you need to know about your risk and possible warning signs.
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Roswell Park unveiled its brand new pharmacy location at the Scott Bieler Amherst Center, offering another convenient way for patients to retrieve prescriptions. However, the Roswell Park Pharmacy provides more than just convenience.
Radioactive seed localization is a minimally invasive procedure performed before a lumpectomy to “mark” the tumor, that helps your surgeon locate the breast cancer and ensure its accurate removal, and is especially helpful when the tumor is too small for the surgeon to feel.
Understanding your illness is vital to making informed treatment decisions, and that begins with understanding the words related to a cancer diagnosis. Here are a few important words you should familiarize yourself with.
Cancer cells are smart. They adapt to defend against the drugs we use to treat them, and tumors can develop resistance to certain drugs over time. This can vary from patient to patient. Our research at Roswell Park is offering new ways to get around these issues.
Following breast cancer removal by lumpectomy, whole breast irradiation is commonly required. We know that when breast cancer cells return after surgical removal, they often recur in the area where the tumor was removed.