The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has fully reaccredited Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for three years. The Commission on Cancer gives recognition to cancer centers that provide multidisciplinary, patient-centered cancer care. Roswell Park is one of the longest-standing CoC programs, having maintained accreditation from the organization continuously since 1931.

A program designed to help African Americans make informed decisions about prostate cancer early detection and treatment will expand in Erie County thanks to a New York State Department of Health (DOH) grant to Adam Sumlin, PhD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The grant — one of only four awarded in the state — provides $650,000 over the next five years through the DOH program Peer Education, Outreach & Shared Decision-Making for Persons at High Risk of Prostate Cancer.