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What do you write in a holiday card to someone facing cancer?

Holiday cards are meant to bring merry greetings of cheer to friends and family, but what if someone on your list is facing this Christmas with cancer? Will the message of joy and wishes for a happy new year seem trite or even crass to a patient in treatment? A well-intentioned card could send the wrong message.
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Roswell Park Research Suggests New Strategy for Unleashing Cancer-Fighting Power of p53 Gene

Tumor protein p53 is one of the most critical determinants of the fate of cancer cells, as it can determine whether a cell lives or dies in response to stress. In a new study published today in the journal Nature Communications, a research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Roswell Park Cancer Institute reports their discovery of a major mechanism by which cells regulate this important and multifunctional tumor suppressor, opening up new avenues for cancer research and treatment.
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Roswell Park Hematology Experts Sharing New Research in ASH 2017 Podium Presentations

Experts from around the world who specialize in cancers of the blood, bone marrow and immune system are gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for the 59th ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition, the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. Many Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center clinician-scientists are presenting new findings at the conference, including two whose research is being highlighted in podium presentations.