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Nutrition During Treatment: Tips to Boost Your Appetite

Eating well helps you get the nutrients your body needs to promote healing and minimize side effects. It may also help you feel better. Unfortunately, sometimes cancer or cancer treatment can affect your appetite.

Monday, March 30, 2015 - 03:14 pm

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Electronic Cigarettes Banned in Public Places in Erie County

Roswell Park faculty and staff were on hand when Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz signed legislation that includes electronic cigarettes in the county’s Clean Indoor Air Act. The Erie County Legislature had previously approved the bill, which restricts the use of e-cigarettes in public places where traditional tobacco products are already barred.

Monday, March 30, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Study Detects Third-Hand Nicotine Residue from Electronic Cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes produce third-hand exposure to nicotine residue, but this exposure is significantly less than that seen with traditional cigarettes, according to a study conducted by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Monday, March 30, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park Teams Present Research at National Surgical Oncology Meeting

Nine Roswell Park Cancer Institute teams have been invited to present their research at the 68th annual Cancer Symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology, March 25-28 in Houston, Texas. Roswell Park faculty and fellows will present on topics including predictors of response for patients receiving esophagectomies and other cancer surgeries.

Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Living With a Colostomy Bag: Three Common Questions

As a certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse at Roswell Park, I offer care and support to patients who are about to receive a colostomy bag. Some patients are understandably nervous about the impending change to their lifestyle. As a result, patients typically have a host of questions.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 - 09:09 am

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Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Wins Top Award from the Better Business Bureau, Promoting Public Confidence in Those Giving to Roswell Park Programs Benefitting Cancer Patients

The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation has been named the inaugural winner of the Torch Award for Philanthropic Excellence by the Better Business Bureau Foundation of Upstate New York.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Mapping of Ovarian Cancer Tumor Cell Microenvironment Highlights Key Role of T Cells

Understanding the chemokine landscape of papillary serous ovarian cancer, the most common form of the disease, is important for the development of new immunotherapy strategies where the goal is to increase the presence and function of T cells in the tumor microenvironment.

Friday, March 20, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Red-Carpet Honors for Roswell Park Marketing/Creative Services Team

Videos featuring cancer patients’ journeys are being recognized for excellence by the state and national communications industries. The Roswell Park Cancer Institute Office of Creative Services has been nominated for two Emmy Awards from the New York State National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is the recipient of a Telly Award and two gold awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 08:00 am

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Adjusting for Cold Stress in Preclinical Research Models: Role for Beta-Blockers

Can the temperature at which research models are kept influence the results of preclinical research on drug therapies, and are there any interventions that can be taken to compensate for those unwanted negative impacts?

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 08:00 am