Cancer Talk Blog

Pediatric patient and 2024 Tree of Hope lighter Willow McMurray poses on a playground

Meet Willow, this year’s Tree of Hope lighter

Willow McMurray was having a great time playing softball with her summer team, like any 10-year-old might, when she started complaining about pain in her hands and elbows.

Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 10:30 am

Patient Stories

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Can the mercury in dental fillings cause cancer?

While amalgams are a safe dental restoration method, mercury itself can be toxic to humans at certain levels of exposure.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 09:20 am

Cancer Research & News

Three people stand together in a room. The woman in the middle wears a head scarf.

News

Tomorrow’s Promise, Today’s Roswell Park: Leaders Tackling the Biggest Priorities in Cancer Care and Treatment

Roswell Park President and CEO Candace S. Johnson, PhD, introduced the cancer center’s first Physician in Chief, Michael Wong, MD, and the slate of experts appointed to tackle the most pressing opportunities and challenges related to cancer treatment, outcomes and delivery of care.

Monday, December 2, 2024 - 07:00 am

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New MyRoswell app feature – photo sharing convenience!

The new version of the patient portal app – MyRoswell v1.0.34 – introduces a “Share To” feature that allows patients to easily upload photos, videos and documents directly from their individual Photo apps to their MyRoswell Media Library.

Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 01:14 pm

Cancer Support

Holiday foods on a table, including turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes and pecan pie

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Tips for a healthy and delicious holiday season

With the temptation of holiday foods all around, it's easy to overeat. Here are some tips for enjoying those treats without overdoing it.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - 08:00 am

Life & Wellness

News

Diabetes Drug Appears to Fight Lung Cancer — But Only in Overweight or Obese Patients

A widely accessible drug commonly used to control blood glucose levels in diabetic patients has the potential to strengthen the effects of immunotherapy and improve recurrence-free survival in people with lung cancer who are overweight or obese, according to work newly published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute and led by Roswell Park's Sai Yendamuri, MD, MBA, FACS.

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 - 07:00 am

Article

DNA can reveal higher risk of multiple myeloma — and the best treatment

Everyone inherits one copy of BRCA1 and one copy of BRCA2 from each parent. An inherited mutation in just one of those copies raises the risk for developing several types of cancer.

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 12:22 pm

Cancer Research & News

Roswell Park/University at Buffalo Oncology Nurse Scientist Training Program

News

Roswell Park Launches First-of-Its-Kind Oncology Training Program for Nurse-Scientists With $2M NCI Grant

Roswell Park, in partnership with the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, has received a five-year, $2.11 million Institutional Clinical Scientist Awards (K12) grant from the National Cancer Institute to establish a training program for nurse-scientists focused around clinical translational research.

Monday, November 25, 2024 - 07:00 am

Image of a pancreas highlighted in the abdomen

Article

How can pancreatic cancer be diagnosed early?

Too many cases of pancreatic cancer are not discovered until the disease has already spread.

Friday, November 22, 2024 - 08:30 am

Prevention & Screening