A generous and energetic group of crafters from Long Island create much appreciated comfort items like mastectomy pillows and vehicle seatbelt covers to minimize pressure on incisions and ports.
We invite you to find out more at the next Care Conversation, “Empowerment Through Connection: Roswell Park’s Cancer Coach Program” on Wednesday, July 24 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Last month, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center reopened its location on College Parkway in Amherst with a new focus — providing essential survivorship and wellness care.
People from across New York State, and around the world, come to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to receive consultations and treatments for their cancer care. While the logistics of this may seem daunting, Roswell Park does this every day.
In Western and Upstate New York, all roads lead to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the first three nationally designated comprehensive cancer centers — a recognition from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that places Roswell Park among the very top cancer centers.
All nurses at Roswell Park are oncology nurses, meaning they are differentiated from nurses that might work in an emergency room, more generalized hospital environment or in a community doctor’s office.