BUFFALO – Hannelore Heemers, PhD, a researcher in the Department of Urology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the recipient of one of 21 Young Investigator Awards given by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF).

Roswell Park to Offer Free Screenings During Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week

Local efforts raise $100,000 for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, in conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), is holding a Bone Marrow Donor Drive in the main lobby of Roswell Park on Tuesday, April 27 from 4-6 p.m.

BUFFALO, NY – Premenopausal women at high-risk for breast cancer are invited to participate in a chemoprevention study to determine if whole flaxseed has the potential to reduce their risk for the disease.

BUFFALO – Leonard A. Zwelling, MD, MBA, a nationally recognized expert on health policy, will present the Third Annual Dr. David C. Hohn Lecture, “Red Kool-Aid, Blue Kool-Aid: A Doctor’s Odyssey on Capitol Hill,” Wednesday, April 7, 8- 9:30 a.m. at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

On March 22, National Public Radio ran a segment (“Prostate Test: Lifesaver or Big Mistake?) on its “Morning Edition” program on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the controversy regarding the PSA test as an effective screening tool for prostate cancer. Richard J.

Although Lance Armstrong’s high-profile bout with advanced testicular cancer did raise awareness of cancer in general and turned a much-needed spotlight on the importance of cancer research funding,many young men are still unaware of the risks and symptoms associated with testicular cancer.

Buffalo, NY – Canisius College and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today the launch of “Check Yo Nutz,” the first comprehensive testicular cancer awareness campaign on a Western New York college campus.