You could be considered at higher risk if you have a family history of certain cancers or if you have a known genetic mutation or abnormality associated with a predisposition for developing cancer, such as mutations to the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
The sessions are open to Roswell Park patients, visitors and employees at no cost. All equipment will be provided, and the classes are led by certified yoga therapists with oncology specific training.
The 11th annual Cruisin’ for a Cure Buffalo-Niagara, set for Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the campus of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the on-ramp to get back on that road.
“I also appreciated that all of my appointments were at the same facility and that the doctors worked as a group to discuss the results of my various tests."
Megan Barry was only 9 years old when her grandfather, Mauro “Butch” Barry, died of prostate cancer in November 2007. She didn’t really understand the disease. But she wasn’t too young to make a promise to her grandmother, Carol Barry.
“I was given a choice to see a doctor at another facility, but because of what I know about my wife’s work and the cutting- edge research and treatment at Roswell Park, of course I went to Roswell Park.”
