Cancer Talk Blog

Roswell Park Appoints Three to Key Roles in Nursing, Clinical Research and Critical Care

Providing the best care and services for cancer patients requires careful integration of key teams across many different disciplines and programs. The appointment of new leaders in three key areas of clinical care at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center highlights the breadth of services and extent of expertise available to patients and their families.

Monday, May 11, 2020 - 08:00 am

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A Message for Moms About Breast Cancer Risks

Did you know becoming a mother can affect your risk of breast cancer, too?

Friday, May 8, 2020 - 09:06 am

Prevention & Screening

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What is the Most Common Type of Thyroid Cancer?

Typically, thyroid cancers can be broken down into three types: papillary carcinoma, follicular carcinoma and anaplastic. Other rare types of thyroid cancer include medullary thyroid cancer and primary thyroid lymphoma.

Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 09:40 am

Cancer Support

Memorial to nurses of the U.S. Civil War

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From Battlefield to Bedside: Great Nurses of the Civil War

As we mark National Nurses Day and the beginning of National Nurses Week, it’s fitting to remember that in the United States, the first professional training programs for nurses grew out of the Civil War.

Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 01:30 pm

Cancer Support

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Meet the Team: Ashley Keppel

Keppel feels that her daily mission is to do right by her patients.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 - 02:18 pm

Meet the Team

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Women in Science: Joyce Ohm, PhD

Ask Joyce Ohm, PhD, Associate Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, why she chose a challenging career focusing on epigenetics and her answer comes back sure and clear: “My mom died of a rare form of cancer when I was 10, and I made it my life

Monday, May 4, 2020 - 11:38 am

Meet the Team

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News

Eating Diet Rich in Antioxidants Can Reduce Risk of Infection in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

New research led by a pediatric oncology expert from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center underscores that diets high in antioxidant-rich foods can have particular benefits for young cancer patients. Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the cohort study involved more than 500 pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Friday, May 1, 2020 - 08:00 am

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Aggressive Prostate Cancer Marked by Abnormal RNA Splicing, Study Reveals

Aggressive forms of prostate cancer don’t act the way they should, hanging on to genetic materials called introns that should be thrown away, a new six-year study led by Dean Tang, PhD, and Song Liu, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 08:00 am

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Meet the Team: Matt Dauria

“I couldn’t do what I do without my whole team behind me.”

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 04:17 pm

Meet the Team