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Dr. Yara Abdou giving an invited podium presentation at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology earlier this year.

Cancer Researchers Training at Roswell Park Stand Out on National Stage

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Three Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers who are already highly accomplished early in their careers will be honored during three major research meetings — the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 61st annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Dec.

Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 07:00 am

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Access to Clinical Trials May Drive Differences in Outcome Among Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

Research led by a pediatric oncologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has confirmed what several earlier studies showed: that overall survival is significantly lower for nonwhite children and adolescents with Hodgkin lymphoma than for white patients with the same disease.

Friday, December 6, 2019 - 07:00 am

The Tree of Hope 2019 tree lighting and celebration will be held on Dec. 13 at Roswell Park

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Roswell Park Celebrates 25 Years of the Tree of Hope

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s 25th annual Tree of Hope lighting ceremony will draw cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and loved ones together for a holiday celebration Friday, Dec. 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Kaminski Park and Gardens on the Roswell Park campus.

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 07:00 am

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Roswell Park Leaders Share Immunotherapy Expertise at International Bridge Meetings

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some of the world’s leading oncologists are gathered in Naples, Italy, this week for a pair of meetings focused on the latest research in cancer immunotherapy and treatment of melanoma, a form of skin cancer.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 07:00 am

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The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Earns Highest Rating From Charity Navigator for Fifth Year

The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that manages all donations made to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has received the ranking of 4 out of 4 stars from Charity Navigator,America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the fifth consecutive time that the Alliance Foundation has earned this top distinction, Charity Navigator’s highest possible rating.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 07:00 am

Roswell Park's Dean Tang, PhD, led a team that has identified a new prostate cancer suppressor protein.

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Roswell Park Team Identifies New Tumor Suppressor Protein in Prostate Cancer

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A research team led by a scientist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified the molecule LRIG1 as an important endogenous tumor suppressor in prostate cancer.

Monday, December 2, 2019 - 07:00 am

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Roswell Park Commended as Age-Friendly Health System

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was recently recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and The John A. Hartford Foundation as an Age-Friendly Health System.

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 07:00 am

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M&T Bank Creates New Leadership Chair With Additional $500,000 Endowment Gift to Roswell Park

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has announced that longstanding supporter M&T Bank has made a gift of $500,000 to create the M&T Bank Presidential Chair in Leadership, to be held by Candace S. Johnson, PhD, President and CEO, and future presidents and CEOs thereafter.

Friday, November 22, 2019 - 07:00 am

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Roswell Park Spinoff Company Advances Toward New Clinical Trial for Brain Cancer Immunotherapy SurVaxM

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The inventors of a new and unique cancer immunotherapy developed at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have announced a major step forward with that therapy, known as SurVaxM.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 07:00 am