“Reducing the fat and calorie content of some of our items is part of our wellness initiative, to help people achieve or maintain a healthy body weight.”

This month, pick an herb or spice that you might not use very often and try using it when you cook. To get you started, here are just a few examples of flavorful herbs and spices — and some recipes for tasty dishes!

Roswell Park patients who enrolled in clinical trials provided critical information that led to FDA approval of Herceptin (breast cancer), Gleevec (leukemia), Yervoy (melanoma) and other drugs — and consequently, they were among the first patients to benefit from those drugs.

A cancer diagnosis — and the treatment that follows — can be overwhelming. While you may have the support of your family, friends, doctors and care team, it’s easy to feel alone in this situation. You may be looking for inspiration to help you get through it. We asked our network of survivors and Facebook followers to share any inspirational quotes that helped them stay strong and hopeful during treatment. Here are 10 of our favorites.

Due to the stigma of a cancer diagnosis at the time, two tried successfully to keep their diagnoses secret — at least during their terms in office.

“The phoenix represents the stories of survival I’ve heard at Roswell Park,” says Joe Garguilo, a member of the Creative Arts Team. Inspired by the idea, he invites patients and survivors to pick up a brush and fill in the outstretched wings with colors and words of healing.

It was the middle of May. My son and his wife had just had their first baby — my first grandchild — on Mother's Day. I hadn’t been feeling well and got dizzy every time I went to stand up.