BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute nurses developed an accessible visual - tool an algorithm based on nursing experience and roadmaps - to enhance the delivery of chemotherapy.

Read the rest of this entry »

BUFFALO, NY − Nurses at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) are on a quest for distinction – striving to earn designation as a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the nation’s largest nursing accrediting and credentialing organization. Roswell Park celebrates National Nurses Week May 6 -12 by recognizing this outstanding effort.

Read the rest of this entry »

BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is the first center in New York State to install the newly designed Gamma Knife Perfexion. This cutting-edge radiosurgery technology will reduce treatment times and provide more comfort to patients being treated for brain disorders.

Read the rest of this entry »

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, in partnership with the American Red Cross, is hosting a blood drive at Karmanos’ Lawrence and Idell Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center in Farmington Hills. The blood drive provides the American Red Cross the ability to respond to those in a medical crisis or those who have survived a natural disaster. Read the rest of this entry »

LITTLE ROCK – Unlocking a person’s genetic code provides a pathway to understanding their susceptibility to disease and their ability to combat it.

Read the rest of this entry »

LITTLE ROCK – A $3.75 million gift from the Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation announced today will allow the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to match the $36 million designated by the Arkansas Legislature for construction of the Institute’s new tower.

Read the rest of this entry »

Genetic test may help identify pre-menopausal women at higher risk

Read the rest of this entry »

Iannis Aifantis, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pathology and Jeremy S. Dasen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience Recognized by HHMI Under New Initiative

Read the rest of this entry »

Richard B. Hayes, D.D.S., Ph.D., Will Also Serve as Director of the Division of Epidemiology for the Department of Environmental Medicine

Read the rest of this entry »

May 12, 2009 | Members of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Auxiliary had much to celebrate at their annual meeting and luncheon May 7.

The meeting was held at the home of Auxiliary member Beth Roberts.

Read the rest of this entry »