The size of a surgically removed tumor is generally thought to relate to the risk of the cancer spreading to other regions of the body. But because tumor cells may metastasize at different times and the rate of spread is difficult to assess, the relationship between tumor size and the relative risk of recurrence after surgery is challenging to calculate.
Acute kidney injury (AKI), also known as acute renal failure, is one of the main contributors to death and disability worldwide, yet no preventive treatment for the condition has been established.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute has been named a 2015 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner in the area of Patient Experience. Guardian of Excellence awards recognize health care organizations that have consistently performed in the 95th percentile or above in a particular area of operations.
Large studies have shown improved survival for patients with esophageal cancer who receive both chemotherapy and radiation ahead of surgery to remove their tumors.
There has been great progress in recent decades in the treatment of pediatric cancers, with high cure rates possible today for several childhood malignancies.
A majority of youths who report having used tobacco say their first experience using tobacco involved a flavored product. That’s the key finding of new research based on the first large U.S.
Kara Kelly, MD has been appointed as the new leader of the joint program in pediatric hematology/oncology, a partnership of Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, UBMD Pediatrics and the University at Buffalo.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center received more than $7.2 million in grant awards for important research projects during the third quarter of 2015.