Cancer Talk Blog

Cancer Coach Jim Croft, left, has been paired with current bladder cancer patient Jim Barile, right.

Fighting Bladder Cancer: How It Changed the Lives of Two Men

When Jim Croft was diagnosed with bladder cancer in June 2015, he didn’t know the journey on which he was about to embark.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 01:59 pm

Patient Stories

Cancer Support

Medical illustration of T cells attacking a cancer cell

News

New CAR T-Cell Therapy Approved and Available at Roswell Park for Lymphoma Patients

Giving patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) access to more treatment options, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been approved to administer the FDA-approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy Tecartus. The immunotherapy drug is manufactured by Kite, a subsidiary of Gilead Sciences.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 08:00 am

Article

What Indigenous People's Day Means to Roswell Park

At Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, we acknowledge that our differences are indeed our strengths when it comes to meeting and exceeding our goals.

Monday, October 12, 2020 - 08:00 am

Cancer Research & News

Life & Wellness

Dr. Charles Levea looking through a microscope to confirm a diagnosis.

Article

Can a Cancer Biopsy Result Be Wrong?

Biopsies are fundamental to diagnosing cancer and monitoring results of its treatment. Patients awaiting the outcome of a cancer biopsy face having an enormous weight being put on – or lifted from – their shoulders.

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 08:00 am

Cancer Research & News

News

Roswell Park Expert Offers Insights on Multiple Myeloma at Prominent Healthcare Conferences

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Chief of Myeloma, Jens Hillengass, MD, is slated to speak at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 2020 Virtual Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, happening October 9 and 10.

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 08:00 am

Dr. Saby George treats a patient with prostate cancer

Article

What Are the Treatment Options for Aggressive Prostate Cancer?

One in five of those diagnosed with prostate cancer has a more aggressive form of the disease. Even before the individual has received any treatment or experienced a recurrence, doctors can identify whether the cancer is likely to be more dangerous and aggressive.

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 03:43 pm

Cancer Research & News

Article

Can you have liver cancer and not know it?

Like most cancers, liver cancer typically develops slowly and quietly, without causing any noticeable symptoms in its early stages.

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 - 03:19 pm

Cancer Support

Prevention & Screening

Dr. Subhamoy Dasgupta of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

News

Roswell Park’s Dr. Subhamoy Dasgupta Earns Prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Subhamoy Dasgupta, PhD, established his own research laboratory in 2017 when he came to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center fresh from a postdoctoral research fellowship in Texas. Now he has received an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for 2020.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 08:00 am

Article

A mother and daughter’s journey with BRCA2 gene mutations

Angela Eschrich, 64, and her daughter, Ashley, 36, have a lot in common. They both have boundless energy, stunning blue eyes, incredible courage and optimism, and — unbeknownst to them until two years ago — a BRCA2 gene mutation that greatly increases their risk of getting cancer.

Monday, October 5, 2020 - 12:59 pm

Patient Stories

Prevention & Screening