Cancer Talk Blog

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What is Agent Orange? What types of cancer does it cause?

It's estimated that between 2.6 and 3.8 million U.S. service members were exposed to Agent Orange. The main ingredient, dioxin TCDD, is a highly toxic compound that causes cancer, disrupts hormones and leads to other serious medical and reproductive problems.

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 01:28 pm

Cancer Research & News

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Read This Before You Have a Biopsy

Whether it’s a lump or a mass where there shouldn’t be, a shadow on an X-ray or scan, or an unusual-looking mole, polyp or lesion, any suspicion of cancer is unsettling.

Monday, March 16, 2020 - 11:56 am

Cancer Support

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How Fast Does Kidney Cancer Spread?

As with many other types of cancer, several factors determine how fast kidney cancer can spread. Your age, overall health and the type of kidney cancer all play a role in whether the disease is fast- or slow-growing.

Friday, March 13, 2020 - 08:08 am

Cancer Research & News

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Will Using Hair Dye Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Women all over the world are #DitchingTheDye to embrace their natural hair color, save money and accept the changes that come with aging. Some women may also start ditching the dye as a result of findings published in December, 2019, linking use of hair dyes and chemical hair straighteners to increased breast cancer risk.

Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 08:15 am

Cancer Research & News

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Introducing the MyRoswell Mobile App

Whether you’re a patient or caregiver, you can take care of all your important needs with the brand-new MyRoswell mobile app.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 08:59 am

Cancer Support

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New Immunotherapy Combination for Kidney Cancer

Results from the CheckMate 214 clinical trial show that combined therapy with two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, can be very effective in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 - 09:00 am

Cancer Research & News

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Study Shows HPV Vaccine Protects Against Oral Infection

Research conducted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center provides additional evidence of the advantages of getting the Gardasil® vaccine to protect against HPV (the human papillomavirus).

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 11:51 am

Cancer Research & News

Prevention & Screening

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Univera Healthcare Grant to Roswell Park Will Support Colon Cancer Screening and Education Program

Today, Univera Healthcare made a $110,000 grant to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in support of colon cancer screening and education. Art Wingerter, President of Univera Healthcare, announced the gift at Roswell Park along with Candace S. Johnson, PhD, Roswell Park President and CEO; Mary Reid, MSPH, PhD, Director of Cancer Screening and Survivorship; and Joanne Haefner, Chief Executive Office of Neighborhood Health Center.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 07:00 am

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Roswell Park Team Discovers New Mechanism Driving Pancreatic Cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers conducting the first large-scale analysis of a gene regulatory mechanism that, when altered, can lead to cancerous growth have found compelling evidence of the role it plays in the development of pancreatic cancer. They share these new findings in an article in the journal Genome Research.

Monday, March 2, 2020 - 07:00 am