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Gov. Cuomo Announces Landmark Roswell Park Study Bringing Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine to U.S. Patients, and Approval of Historic U.S. Government License Authorizing U.S.–Cuba Commercial Partnership to Fast-Track Biotech Development

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced that a partnership formed during his historic New York State Trade Mission to Cuba last year has resulted in a milestone of international collaboration: the launch of a U.S. clinical trial of a Cuban immunotherapy developed by the Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM) for lung cancer.
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Friendships Lost and Found: Going Public with Cancer

For every amazing, caring friend, there’s another who has drifted away. The one who wholeheartedly promised, “if you need anything, I’m here,” and wasn’t. There are just some friends, for whatever reason, who won’t be there for you, even if you really want them or need them in your corner.
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Roswell Park Physician Kunle Odunsi Recognized for his National Leadership

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, Deputy Director of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been re-elected to the prestigious leadership position as Co-chair of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Ovarian Task Force of the Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee. He will serve for three years.
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When a Co-worker Has Cancer

When a co-worker reveals that they are battling cancer, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to act.

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Meet #TeamRoswell: Dr. Igor Puzanov

Igor Puzanov, MD, has dedicated his life to finding a cure for cancer. In 1992, he left the Czech Republic and moved to Dallas, Texas to train in immunology at the University of Southwestern and in internal medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital – best known for treating President John F. Kennedy.
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Monitoring Vitamin D Levels May Benefit Childhood Cancer Survivors

Low levels of vitamin D may be impacting survivors of childhood cancer and contributing to their long-term health issues following cancer treatment, say researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in new research published in the International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology.