Nationally prominent attorney Leecia Eve, Esq., has been named Interim Chair of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors. A Buffalo native, she was named to the post by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, becoming the first woman and the first person of color to serve as Board Chair.

High-risk breast cancer patients who most closely followed cancer-prevention guidelines published by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and American Cancer Society (ACS) before, during and after chemotherapy experienced a 37% reduced risk of disease recurrence and a 58% reduced risk of death, according to a study led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Researchers hope the information can be used to educate patients about ways they might improve their own outcomes even after diagnosis.

Evidence-based practice changes led by nurses from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will be highlighted – and a longtime Roswell Park nurse recognized – at the 48th annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress April 26-30, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas.

Metastasis, or the spread of cancer from one site in the body to another, remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Understanding how solid tumors spread is crucial to the effort to improve patient outcomes. A team of scientists led by Scott Abrams, PhD, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center uncovered a pathway associated with metastases to the lung, a common site for cancer spread. The work, just published in the journal JCI Insight, has potentially significant implications that may point the way to new cancer therapies.