Cancer Talk Blog

A black and white photo of a mother and her two sons sitting on a hospital bed, wearing shirts that say 'Alex Strong' in honor of the youngest boy in the photo who is fighting cancer.

Fighting cancer as a family: Alex and Penny’s story

It’s been a long few years for her family. In August 2016, the family, including older son Harrison, had gone to a fair and Alex, then 11 years old, hit his knee.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 11:57 am

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NIH Tribal Health Expert to Share Insights in Roswell Park Center for Indigenous Cancer Research Webinar

Join Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Center for Indigenous Cancer Research (CICR) for a webinar on Tuesday, April 26, at 3 p.m. EST featuring National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tribal Health Research Office Director David R. Wilson, PhD.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 - 08:00 am

Man holds his ear and grimaces in pain - stock

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Is ear pain a sign of throat cancer?

Although ear pain is not the most common symptom of throat cancer, referred pain to the ear in is something to look out for.

Monday, April 18, 2022 - 10:25 am

Prevention & Screening

Four masked medical professionals stand together, with the second man, standing second from right, holding a certificate indicating he's been selected as Nurse of the Month for April.

Article

“I had no desire to work anywhere else”: Bystrak named Nurse of the Month for April

“Everyone’s qualified, so passionate, so positive, and that’s what gets us to the point where we can complete the common goal, to give the patients as much care and treatment success as possible."

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 11:35 am

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CareMeds Team (from left to right): Drs. Kelly, Bouchard, Attwood, and Rodriguez

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CareMeds: Roswell Park’s innovative intervention to help caregivers of kids with cancer

Getting children with cancer to take their medication can cause stress for the caregiver and lead to conflict within the family, and failure to achieve medication adherence can impact the child’s cancer outcomes.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 03:00 pm

Can smoking cause esophageal cancer?

Smokers are twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop cancer of the esophagus.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 11:11 am

Prevention & Screening

News

Roswell Park’s Dr. Grace Dy Presents Long-Term Data on CodeBreaK 100 Sotorasib Study

New data to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans show that patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received the targeted therapy sotorasib experienced extended survival and good quality of life. Grace Dy, MD, will present the longest-term data available from the multicenter CodeBreaK100 clinical trial in a plenary presentation today.

Sunday, April 10, 2022 - 08:00 am

Drs. Shipra Gandhi and Pawel Kalinski stand with slides demonstrating their work

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Researchers Seek to Expand Immunotherapy Options for Patients with Advanced Breast and Colorectal Cancer

Two Roswell Park oncologists will discuss promising strategies for making breakthrough immunotherapies work for more patients at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, April 11. Both presentations report findings from clinical trials that advance a novel immunotherapy platform in development at Roswell Park.

Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 08:00 am

News

Stress Receptors Explored as Possible Immune Checkpoint, Suggesting Role for Beta-Blockers in Cancer Treatment

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Combining a beta-blocker with the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab could be a promising new treatment option for many hard-to-treat solid-tumor cancers.

Saturday, April 9, 2022 - 08:00 am