Many spirits of humanity have contributed to building the legacy of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center since it was founded in 1898. A new mural on the downtown campus pays tribute to three Rowell Park heroes who saved  the lives of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.

Much of the current evidence on the benefits of phytochemicals has come from observing people who eat mainly plant-based diets. These people have been shown to have significantly lower rates of certain types of cancers and heart disease.