Cancer has carved its way into many areas of life for Kelly Englert Flak, MSN, RN, OCN. She is a cancer survivor, a grieving mother who lost her daughter to this disease and an employee at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center who has dedicated her nearly 20-year career to serving patients.

On a sunny winter day, Caitlin Pietz stood in front of a small metal bell as a stream of sunlight cascaded through the windows beside her. With her husband Mark at her side, she gripped the chain that hung from the bell and paused for a moment as her loved ones watched.

Emily Pacer knew cancer was a risk in her family: Her paternal grandmother had cancer four times and her aunt tested positive for carrying the BRCA mutation associated with a higher risk of developing breast cancer.