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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Acquires Southtowns Hematology/Oncology Practice

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has acquired the Southtowns hematology/oncology practice of Isosceles Garbes, MD, increasing convenience and access to advanced oncology services for patients. Roswell Park Hematology Oncology Southtowns is the new name of the practice, which will continue to operate out of 3612 Seneca St. in West Seneca, N.Y., as a Roswell Park community cancer practice.

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Newly Identified Genetic Markers May Help Guide Treatment Selection in Breast Cancer

Two previously unrecognized genetic markers may predict whether breast cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy followed by tamoxifen, according to preclinical research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), in collaboration with the cooperative research group SWOG and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Monday, April 18, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Scientists Identify Compounds that May Enhance Antitumor Activity of Vitamin D

Roswell Park Cancer Institute research on the most potent form of vitamin D, commonly called calcitriol, offers new insights into approaches that may enhance the antitumor activity of this much-studied human hormone.

Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Building a Better Robotic Operating Room: Researchers Say Design, Communication Issues Could Impact Outcomes

As robot-assisted surgery changes the traditional interrelationships of surgical teams with the technology around them in the operating room, new opportunities arise for understanding and optimizing operating-room processes.

Saturday, April 16, 2016 - 08:00 am

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How Can Lay Health Advisor Programs Be Designed for Maximum Impact?

Lay health advisors who share similar social, economic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and values with the medically underserved groups they interact with have been shown to reduce health disparities.

Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Sculpting a Legacy

For nearly four years, a statue bearing the likeness of a beloved Roswell Park volunteer has welcomed visitors to our Kaminski Park and Gardens, located outside the main hospital. Monty, Roswell Park’s first-ever therapy dog, serves as a reminder of the compassionate power of animals, now memorialized in the form of a custom statue.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 02:04 pm

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Post-Menopausal Women Taking Metformin for Diabetes May Be at Lower Risk of Cancer

Post-menopausal women who use metformin long-term for the treatment of diabetes may be at lower risk for developing certain cancers and dying from these diseases, reports a large prospective study from researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo.

Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park is First U.S. Cancer Center to Offer New Gamma Knife Technology

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has become the first American cancer center and only the second institution in the U.S. to implement Elekta’s new Leksell Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery system, which expands the range of conditions that can be treated through Gamma Knife radiosurgery and gives more patients an option for cognition-sparing treatment of brain disorders.

Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park Designated Scientific Lead for Ongoing Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, a longstanding effort to document and interpret tobacco use in the U.S., has been awarded another nine years of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Monday, April 4, 2016 - 08:00 am