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Safe Disposal of Medication

When you no longer need a medication, it’s best to dispose of it as safely as possible. Keeping unused medications, especially those prescribed for cancer treatment or pain, can be particularly dangerous, posing a risk for unintentional use, overdose, or abuse.

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Roswell Park Invites Survivors to Share Their Stories Saturday, June 4

Everyone’s life is a story — a tale of challenges and triumphs, perseverance, hope and love. If you are a cancer survivor, you are invited to share your story and listen as others tell theirs during a special event Saturday, June 4, from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The event, “A Hero’s Journey,” will explore the power of storytelling in the healing process.
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Seeing Tumors in A Different Light

In addition to treating melanoma and sarcoma patients at Roswell Park, Joseph Skitzki, MD, FACS, spent the last few years developing a high-powered, first-of-its-kind microscope for use in the operating room. In February 2016, following a short study of the microscope’s functionality, Dr. Skitzki's research team revealed its stunning findings.

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Know Your Veins and Arteries

It’s more common to have blood taken from a vein than to have medications infused into one. So why doesn’t the nurse who gives you chemotherapy use the same vein as the phlebotomist who draws your blood?
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Exercise May Reduce the Risk of Cervical Cancer

Even 30 minutes of exercise per week has the potential to significantly reduce a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer, according to a study from scientists at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The case-control study was recently published in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease.
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Biostatisics Chair Named to Review Panel for Medical Research Nonprofit

Alan Hutson, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics and Associate Director of the Biostatistics Shared Resource at Roswell Park, has been named a scientific merit reviewer for the Improving Healthcare Systems Program of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, an independent nonprofit organization.
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Researchers Report Progress as They Develop New Approach to Treating Metastatic Melanoma

Adoptive T cell therapy has emerged as a promising treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma. But efforts to apply these advances clinically have been limited by difficulties in obtaining long-lasting T cells that can survive following infusion. A team of researchers from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the University of Michigan and Kyoto University has reported significant progress in this area, achieving the first successful generation of pluripotent stem cells from melanoma-targeting T cells in a preclinical study.