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Roswell Park Named to 'Great Oncology Programs' List

Roswell Park Cancer Institute has once again been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs, an annual list of centers that are national leaders in patient care, cancer outcomes and research.

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Study: Smokers Who Switch to E-Cigarettes Exposed to Same Levels of Nicotine, Lower Carcinogen Levels

A study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) reports that nicotine exposure remains the same, while exposure to specific carcinogens and toxicants is reduced, among smokers who switch from tobacco cigarettes to electronic cigarettes.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Resolvins, Generated Naturally from Fish Oil, Show Promise as Anti-Inflammation Treatment

Excessive inflammation contributes to a variety of diseases, including cancer. The class of molecules known as resolvins appears to modify disease progression by decreasing inflammation, offering a potential therapeutic option, according to a recent review article published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases and co-authored by Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Clinical Chief of Breast Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

Monday, August 15, 2016 - 08:00 am

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IT Team Members Showcase Roswell Park Healthcare Information Approaches at National Conference

Unlocking the power of patient data and connecting health care information to improve patient care are two topics that will be presented by information technology experts from Roswell Park Cancer Institute at the annual Allscripts Client Experience conference, August 9–11 in Las Vegas, Nev.

Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 08:00 am

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54 High School Students from Buffalo & Detroit Complete Junior Robotic Surgeon Challenge

The future is now for 54 students who attend 30 different schools in the Buffalo, N.Y., and Detroit, Mich., areas. These promising young people competed in the 3rd annual Junior Robotic Surgeon Challenge, hosted by Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The program trains high school students in the basics of robot-assisted surgery using the same curriculum used to train surgeons.

Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Secrets of Age-Related Diseases May Lie in Cellular Targets Identified by Roswell Park/Everon Team

New insights on age-related diseases may hold the key to both delaying aging and, in the process, reducing the occurrence of diseases including cancer.

Monday, August 1, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Pediatric Cancer Families Benefit from Facebook Conversations

When it comes to sharing experiences caring for a child with cancer, parents often turn to social media as a way to connect with support. Those are the findings of new research led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and published online ahead of print by the journal Cancer Nursing.

Friday, July 29, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Roswell Park Findings Will Help Clinicians Select Best Therapy for Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer

New research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute offers clinicians treating patients with advanced liver cancer a way of determining which patients may benefit most from the targeted therapy sorafenib.

Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 08:00 am

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Infusion of Nearly $35.4 Million in Grant Funding to Support Roswell Park Research

Researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have received nearly $35.4 million in grant awards this year. These awards from federal agencies and private foundations include support for an investigation of a new way to improve immunotherapy against ovarian cancer, a highly aggressive and hard-to-treat cancer that accounts for a disproportionate number of cancer deaths.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 08:00 am