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Genetic and Metabolic Differences May Help Explain Inconsistencies in Studies on Diet and Cancer

While research suggests that increasing dietary intake of lignans — nutrients found in whole grains, vegetables, fruits and seeds — may reduce risk of breast cancer, the findings from studies testing this hypothesis have been inconsistent. A new study from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), examines how women of different backgrounds metabolize lignans. What these scientists learned may help explain why associations between diet and breast cancer risk have been difficult to demonstrate consistently.
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Stage 4 Liver Cancer Survivor: David's Story

David Prince, now 76, recalls the wonderful road trips he took with his family when he was a child. “My father had a fascination with visiting cemeteries, and I remember being impressed by the lists of accomplishments that filled row after row of tombstones.”

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Roswell Park Releases Super Bowl Ad Early

We just couldn’t wait any longer. For the fourth time, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched a 30-second regional television commercial, set to air in the Buffalo region during the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3. The spot is called “Dear Cancer…”
Drs. Erik Knudsen and Agnieszka Witkiewicz
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Roswell Park Researchers Propose Two New Strategies for Treating Pancreatic Cancer

In a pair of new studies, researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center outline strategies for overcoming pancreatic cancer’s resistance to treatment through approaches that exploit this cancer’s reliance on uncontrolled, or deregulated, cell proliferation. The companion articles in Oncogene, which is published by the Nature Publishing Group, and Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), report promising findings from preclinical studies employing existing treatments that have been effective against other solid-tumor cancers.
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Roswell Park Becomes Region’s Only NPF Center for Pancreatic Cancer

The National Pancreas Foundation (NPF) has designated Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as an NPF Center for pancreatic cancer. The Buffalo-based cancer center is one of only 42 centers nationwide — and the only one in Western New York — to be named to this network of premier healthcare facilities recognized for their focus on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreas disease and for their commitment to treating “the whole patient,” with a focus on the best possible outcomes and an improved quality of life.