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Donations Fund Nine Most Promising Preliminary Research Projects at Roswell Park

Donations have recently funded the nine most promising preliminary research projects at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Following a peer-reviewed competition, nine clinicians and researchers have received a total of $718,506 from the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, the not-for-profit that raises funds and manages all donations made to RPCI.
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Roswell Park Designated Lung Cancer Alliance Screening Center of Excellence

The Lung Cancer Screening Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, already a unique asset regionally, has earned the commendation of a major national advocacy group. Lung Cancer Alliance has named Roswell Park a Screening Center of Excellence in recognition of the comprehensive cancer center’s ongoing commitment to responsible lung cancer screening within an experienced and multidisciplinary clinical setting.
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Roswell Park Announces Candace S. Johnson, PhD, as Institute’s 15th President & CEO

After a national search involving the review of many applications and numerous interviews and discussions with qualified candidates, the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors has named Candace S. Johnson, PhD, as the Institute’s 15th President and CEO. Dr. Johnson will also be the first female leader for this 117-year-old comprehensive cancer center.
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Analysis of Key Breast Cancer Genes Reveals Distinct Profiles for African-American, European-American Women

Researchers have uncovered new information that may begin to explain why many African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive, often deadly forms of breast cancer, which strengthens the evidence that increased dietary folate intake may prove to be an effective strategy for reducing risk for the disease in African-American women.