Following a national search, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has promoted Emese Zsiros, MD, PhD, FACOG, to lead its Department of Gynecologic Oncology. On staff at Roswell Park since 2014, Dr. Zsiros, an accomplished physician-researcher, will also hold The Shashi Lele, MD, Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Oncology.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital have launched the First Edition City of Buffalo MONOPOLY® game, officially licensed by Hasbro, to benefit the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program for pediatric cancer patients.

In acknowledgment of strong advocacy for its staff members and the launch of a program to enhance their mental health and wellbeing, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has been named a 2021 Joy in Medicine Recognized Organization by the American Medical Association (AMA).

A new study from Roswell Park has identified an important mechanism by which chronic stress weakens immunity and promotes tumor growth. The results, just published in Cell Reports, point to the beta-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) as a driver of immune suppression and cancer growth in response to stress, opening the possibility of targeting this receptor in cancer therapy and prevention.