Press Releases

Open-water swim event will raise funds for pediatric cancer research and patient care at Roswell Park

Recognizing an opportunity to improve the efficiency of diagnosis and care of cancer for people living in and around Western New York, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has implemented a clinic for patients with suspected cancer, called the Undiagnosed Cancer Clinic. Launched just over a year ago, the clinic has become an important new resource for primary care providers and their patients in cases where cancer is suspected but a clear diagnosis is not indicated by symptom presentation and/or diagnostic tests.

BUFFALO, NY — Two top faculty leaders at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have received a five-year, $2,187,881 National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant to study the antitumor effects of vitamin D on bladder cancer. Co-Principal Investigators Candace Johnson, PhD, Deputy Director of RPCI, and President and CEO Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, will investigate the therapeutic benefits of administering high doses of the most active form of vitamin D with standard chemotherapy.

BUFFALO, NY — Standing ringside, observing their spouses and loved ones as they battled prostate cancer, wasn’t enough for a group of Western New York women.

BUFFALO, NY — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is ranked among the top cancer hospitals in the nation in U.S.

Brent James, MD, MStat, presented a Special Seminar at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center July 7, discussing "Quality: An Imperative for Organizational Development." Dr. James is the chief quality officer at Intermountain Healthcare, a network of hospitals and clinics in Utah and Idaho. He is known internationally for his work in clinical quality improvement, patient safety and the infrastructure that underlies successful improvement efforts, such as culture change, data systems, payment methods and management roles.

BUFFALO, NY — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center July 6, touring its Microarray and Genomics Core Laboratory and hearing from researchers who have created spinoff companies that are contributing to the Western New York economy.

BUFFALO, NY — America’s first comprehensive cancer center was recognized this week as one of the Best Places to Work in Academia.

BUFFALO, NY — Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Departments of Health Behavior and Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named to a new statewide panel that will promote expansion of colorectal cancer screening.