Press Releases

Aggressive Breast Cancers in Black Patients Related to Immune Factors, Roswell Park Team Reveals

A Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center team led by Christine Ambrosone, PhD, and Song Yao, PhD, has revealed a distinct molecular signature in the tumor tissues of Black patients with breast cancer — a finding that opens the door to treatment interventions that could help to eliminate disparities in survival between Black and white patients with breast cancer.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 07:00 am

Research conducted by a team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer sheds new light on the carcinogenic effect of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, laying the groundwork for improvements in skin cancer risk stratification and prevention. In a study published today in the journal Science Advances, the team details a method to measure the abundance of cancer-related early changes to skin tissue long before damage becomes visible to the eye.

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Roswell Park Experts Use Gene Sequencing to Quantify Risk of Skin Cancer Long Before Damage is Visible

In a study published today in the journal Science Advances, a team led by Lei Wei, PhD, Barbara Foster, PhD, Wendy Huss, PhD, and Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, details a method to measure the abundance of cancer-related early changes to skin tissue long before damage becomes visible.

Friday, January 1, 2021 - 07:00 am

Buffalo Firefighter Chris Whelan gets the COVID-19 vaccine at Roswell Park

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Roswell Park Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics For EMS Workers

As New York State continues its phased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare professionals, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has started the process of immunizing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers. Vaccinations began Thursday morning.

Thursday, December 31, 2020 - 07:00 am

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Roswell Park Physicians Named to Buffalo Spree’s Top Doctors 2019

As the year winds to a close, the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center medical team celebrates another honor with the publication of Buffalo Spree magazine’s Top Doctors list for 2019. Eighty different Roswell Park physicians across 30 different specialties were elected to this list, which is compiled through a peer survey of Western New York physicians.

Monday, December 31, 2018 - 07:00 am

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Scientists Identify Key Structural Qualities that Distinguish Novel Anticancer Agent

BUFFALO, NY — A team led by Fengzhi Li, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has reported significant new findings regarding the chemical structure of the novel anticancer agent FL118.

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 - 07:00 am

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Schumer Launches Effort to Finalize Critical Roswell Park Downtown Development Deal

Editor's note: A version of this press release was issued February 21, 2013, by the office of U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (NY).

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Robert A. Weinberg, PhD, to Deliver Annual Dave Memorial Lecture at Roswell Park December 11

BUFFALO, NY — Cancer research pioneer Robert A.

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Roswell Park Chairs Awarded Fellowships in Radiation, Statistics Societies

BUFFALO, NY —Michael R. Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA, the Barbara C. & George H. Hyde Chair in Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center(Roswell Park), has been named a 2011 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Fellow. Dr.

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Roswell Park Hosts Regional Launch Of New Statewide Television Campaign

BUFFALO — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) gave Western New Yorkers a look at its new ad campaign highlighting the price smokers pay for their addiction at a press conference today at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.