Samaritan Medical Center and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., have announced a new affiliation, linking medical oncology services provided at Samaritan’s Walker Center for Cancer Care with the Roswell Park Care Network. The new affiliation will offer cancer patients in the North Country region access to the latest approaches and best practices in cancer treatment to enhance the quality of medical oncology services available locally.

New research from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered genetic factors other than human leukocyte antigen (HLA) compatibility that significantly contribute to outcomes following blood and marrow transplant (BMT) in cancer patients. This study, published in the journal EClinicalMedicine, a Lancet open access journal, could lead to major changes in the way blood and marrow donors and recipients are matched as well as the development of new therapies to prevent transplant-related complications.

Day in and day out, nurses at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center deliver multidisciplinary care with expertise, passion and heart. Chief Nursing Officer Mary Ann Long, MS, RN, has promoted five veteran Nursing team members to new leadership roles in various clinical programs, and appointed another accomplished nurse to a new role at Roswell Park.