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Chemopause — managing the symptoms

If you’re a woman under 40, you’re probably not thinking about menopause. But for young women who have had cancer, treatment-induced ovarian failure – often referred to as “chemopause” – is a very realistic concern.
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70 years of impact

In 1951, Edwin A. Mirand, PhD, DSc became a permanent employee of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. What would have been impossible to know at the time was just how permanent a fixture he would truly become.
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Resolvins, Generated Naturally from Fish Oil, Show Promise as Anti-Inflammation Treatment

Excessive inflammation contributes to a variety of diseases, including cancer. The class of molecules known as resolvins appears to modify disease progression by decreasing inflammation, offering a potential therapeutic option, according to a recent review article published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases and co-authored by Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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54 High School Students from Buffalo & Detroit Complete Junior Robotic Surgeon Challenge

The future is now for 54 students who attend 30 different schools in the Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit, Mich., areas. These promising young people competed in the 3rd annual Junior Robotic Surgeon Challenge, hosted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The program trains high school students in the basics of robot-assisted surgery using the same curriculum used to train surgeons.
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Why I vaccinated my kids against HPV

All three of my kids got all their shots. Every stinging needle, every dose was dutifully administered as a normal part of their childhood. I felt that getting their vaccinations was my responsibility as their parent, just like getting them on the school bus, feeding them at least three times a day and trying to limit their television and internet time.
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Pediatric Cancer Families Benefit from Facebook Conversations

When it comes to sharing experiences caring for a child with cancer, parents often turn to social media as a way to connect with support. Those are the findings of new research led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and published online ahead of print by the journal Cancer Nursing.