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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
| Org/Group = National Comprehensive Cancer Network
| Image = Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York - 20191009.jpg
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| Logo = Roswell_Park_Comprehensive_Cancer_Center_Logo.png
| coordinates = {{coord|42.897185|-78.866852|type:landmark|display=title, inline}}
| Location = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
| State = New York
| Country = United States
| HealthCare = Medicare
| Type = Specialist
| Speciality = [[Oncology]], [[Teaching hospital]]
| Standards = [[NCI-designated Cancer Center]]
| Emergency = 
| Affiliation = [[University at Buffalo, the State University of New York]]
| Beds = 133 (licensed)
| Founded = {{Start date and age|1898}}
| former-names = The Pathological Laboratory of the University of Buffalo (1898 - 1899)<br>The Gratwick Research Laboratory (1900 - 1911)<br>The State Institute for the Study of Malignant Disease (1912-1945)<br>Roswell Park Memorial Institute (1946 - 1991)<br>Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1992 - 2017)
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| Website = {{URL|https://www.roswellpark.org/}}
| Wiki-Links = [[New York state public-benefit corporations|List of NYS Public Benefit Corporations]]
}}
'''Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center''' is a cancer research and treatment center located in [[Buffalo, New York]]. Founded by surgeon [[Roswell Park]] in 1898, the center was the first in the United States to specifically focus on cancer research.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Rusch|first=Harold P|date=1985|title=Beginnings of Cancer Research Centers in the United States|url=https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/74/2/391/903937|journal=[[Journal of the National Cancer Institute]]|volume=74|issue=2|pages=391–403|doi=10.1093/jnci/74.2.391|pmid=3883036 |quote=The first center in the United States devoted specifically for research on cancer was founded by Dr. Roswell Park in 1898. Dr. Park, a professor of surgery at the University of Buffalo (Buffalo, NY), with Mr. Edward Butler, publisher of the Buffalo Evening News, in 1897 persuaded the legislators of New York State to appropriate $7,500 for cancer research.|doi-access=}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=April 25, 2018|title=Roswell Park celebrates 120 years with time capsule|work=[[WGRZ]]|url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/roswell-park-putting-together-time-capsule-that-will-be-opened-in-100-years/71-545629304|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=1898-1950|language=en|work=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/about-us/history/1898-1950|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref> The center is usually called '''Roswell Park''' in short. The center, which conducts clinical research on cancer as well as the development new drugs, provides advanced treatment for all forms of adult and pediatric cancer, and serves as a member of the [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]]. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is {{as of|2019|lc=y}}, the only [[upstate New York]] facility to hold the [[National Cancer Institute]] designation of "comprehensive cancer center".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers/find/roswellpark|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=National Cancer Institute}}</ref>

The Roswell Park campus, spread out in 15 separate buildings of approximately two million square feet, occupies {{convert|28|acre}} on the {{convert|100|acre|adj=on}} [[Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus]] (BNMC) in downtown Buffalo, and includes {{convert|1500000|sqft}} of space equally distributed between clinical programs and research/education functions. A separate hospital building, completed in 1998, houses a diagnostic and treatment center. The campus also includes a medical research complex as well as research and education focused spaces.

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==History==
In 1898, the program that would later become the cancer center was established by [[Roswell Park]], who was a professor of surgery at the [[University of Buffalo]] School of Medicine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Mirand|first=Edwin A|title=Legacy And History Of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 1898-1998|publisher=[[The Donning Company]]|year=1998|isbn=9781578642816|location=Virginia Beach, VA|pages=9}}</ref> Park said that "Only through a deliberate well-planned, combined attack from various directions by means fitted for such work could real advances be made and further the relationship of laboratory work, clinical study and education must be closely associated."<ref name=":1" />

Research started in three rooms in the University of Buffalo School of Medicine but not long thereafter, it outgrew the rooms. Seeing the importance of dedicated cancer research, select Buffalo citizens donated funds to purchase land and construct a new building. The largest contributor was Mrs. William Gratwick (wife of William H. Gratwick, the founder of Gratwick, Smith & Fryer Lumber Co.), who donated $25,000. The '''Gratwick Research Laboratory''' of the University of Buffalo was constructed in 1901 and was located at High and Elm streets.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mirand|first=Edwin A|title=Legacy And History Of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 1898-1998|publisher=[[The Donning Company]]|year=1998|isbn=9781578642816|location=Virginia Beach, VA|pages=16}}</ref>

Park wrote books, gave lectures, and was the administrator at the cancer research center. In 1904, Park stepped down and Harvey R. Gaylord took over as the center's second director. Park remained as the chairman of the board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mirand|first=Edwin A|title=Legacy And History Of Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 1898-1998|publisher=[[The Donning Company]]|year=1998|isbn=9781578642816|location=Virginia Beach, VA|pages=21}}</ref>

In coming decades the center was renamed the '''Roswell Park Cancer Institute''', a name it retained for decades until 2018, when its current name was implemented. The Roswell Park Cancer Institute was usually called '''Roswell Park''' or '''RPCI''' for short.

=== Notable facts ===
* Founded in 1898 as the world's first institute devoted exclusively to cancer research<ref>{{Cite news|title=1898-1950|language=en|work=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/about-us/history/1898-1950|access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref> 1884 – On May 31, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is founded as New York Cancer Hospital at 106th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. New York Cancer Hospital is the first institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the treatment and research of cancer.
* Gerty Cori was the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nobel Prize awarded women|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists/nobel-prize-awarded-women/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[The Nobel Prize]]|publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach AB}}</ref>
* The center's first female leader, Candace S. Johnson was named President & CEO in February 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Roswell Park Announces Candace S. Johnson, PhD, as Institute's 15th President & CEO|language=en|work=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201502-roswell-park-announces-candace-s-johnson-phd-institutes-15th-president-ceo|access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref>
* Leads New York State in the number of robotic cystectomies performed<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bladder Cancer Surgery|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer/bladder/treatment/surgery|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>
* Established one of the nation's first long-term survivors clinics for childhood cancer patients<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 11, 2011|title=Roswell Park Creates Center of Excellence for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201102-roswell-park-creates-center-excellence-adolescents-young-adults-cancer|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Discoveries and advancements in cancer care==

=== Discovery of how the human body converts glucose to glycogen ===
[[File:Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) and Carl Ferdinand Cori - restoration1.jpg|thumb|[[Gerty Cori]] and [[Carl Cori]] jointly won the 1947 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their discovery of the way in which the body converts glucose to glycogen.]]
Drs. [[Gerty Cori|Gerty]] and [[Carl Ferdinand Cori|Carl Cori]] jointly won the 1947 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]], "for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1947/summary/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[The Nobel Prize]]|publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach AB}}</ref> Their research leading to the discovery began during their tenure at Roswell Park (then called the New York State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases), from 1922 to 1931.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gerty Cori - Biographical|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1947/cori-gt/biographical/|access-date=May 10, 2021|website=[[The Nobel Prize]]|publisher=Nobel Prize Outreach AB}}</ref>

=== Alternative breast cancer treatments ===
[[Thomas Dao]] (1921–2009), served as director of the breast surgery department from 1957 to 1988, where he developed breast cancer treatment alternatives.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hevesi|first=Dennis|date=July 25, 2009|title=Dr. Thomas Dao, Expert on Treatment of Breast Cancer, Dies at 88|work=[[The New York Times]]|department=Health|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/health/26dao.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=July 26, 2009}}</ref>

=== Development of photodynamic therapy ===
In 1975, Thomas Dougherty successfully treated preclinical models of cancer using [[photodynamic therapy]] (PDT) techniques for the first time.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dougherty|first1=Thomas|last2=Grindey|first2=G|last3=Fiel|first3=R|last4=Weishaupt|first4=K|last5=Boyle|first5=D|date=1955|title=Photoradiation therapy. II. Cure of animal tumors with hematoporphyrin and light|journal=[[Journal of the National Cancer Institute]]|volume=55|issue=1|pages=115–121|doi=10.1093/jnci/55.1.115|pmid=1159805|doi-access=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Dr. Dougherty, Chief Emeritus, PDT Center|url=https://photobiology.org/remembering-dr-dougherty-chief-emeritus-pdt-center/|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=[[American Society for Photobiology]]}}</ref> In 1978, he conducted the first PDT clinical trial.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dougherty|first1=Thomas|last2=Kaufman|first2=Jerome|last3=Goldfarb|first3=Abraham|last4=Weishaupt|first4=Kenneth|last5=Boyle|first5=Donn|last6=Mittleman|first6=Arnold|date=1987|title=Photoradiation Therapy for the Treatment of Malignant Tumors|url=https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/38/8/2628.full-text.pdf|journal=[[Cancer Research (journal)|Cancer Research]]|volume=38|issue=8|pages=2628–2635|pmid=667856|via=PubMed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1970s & 1980s|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/about-us/history/1970s-1980s|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref> Today, PDT is an FDA-approved method for treating specific kinds of cancer, and is used around the world.

=== Discovery of PSA ===
Research resulting in the discovery of the [[prostate-specific antigen]] (PSA) was led by T. Ming Chu in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=From the History Books: Blood Test Gives Urologists a New Way to Detect Prostate Cancer|url=https://urologichistory.museum/histories/diagnosis/psa|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=The William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History|publisher=[[American Urological Association]]|quote=In 1979, Chu's colleagues, led by M.C. Wang, characterized and purified the antigen, and in 1980, Lawrence D. Papsidero and fellow scientists confirmed its presence in the blood of prostate cancer patients. Amidst that activity, Chu introduced the PSA test, a screen that picks up early prostate cancer by detecting elevated levels of PSA in the blood.}}</ref> His team subsequently developed a way to detect the PSA protein in blood as a simple diagnostic test.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|date=March 30, 2021|title=T. Ming Chu: The Man Behind the PSA Test|url=https://cancerhistoryproject.com/people/the-man-behind-the-psa-test/|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Cancer History Project}}</ref> Since its FDA approvals in 1986 and 1994, an estimated one billion PSA tests have been given.

=== Research on 5-fluorouracil + leucovorin ===
Biochemist Marie Hakala, PhD<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marie T. Hakala-Zakrzewski|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/buffalonews/name/marie-hakala-zakrzewski-obituary?pid=173883143|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[The Buffalo News]]|publisher=Legacy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In Memoriam: Marie Hakala-Zakrzewski|url=https://www.aacr.org/professionals/membership/in-memoriam/hakala-zakrzewski-marie-obituary/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[American Association for Cancer Research]]}}</ref> first observed that 5-fluorouracil becomes more effective in treating cancer cells when calcium leucovorin is added.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Evans|first1=Mark|last2=Laskin|first2=Jeffrey|last3=Hakala|first3=Marie|date=September 1981|title=Effects of Excess Folates and Deoxyinosine on the Activity and Site of Action of 5-Fluorouracil|url=https://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/41/9_Part_1/3288.long|journal=[[Cancer Research (journal)|Cancer Research]]|volume=41|issue=9|pages=3288–3295|pmid=6973389|via=[[PubMed]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Berger|first1=S|last2=Hakala|first2=Marie|date=May 1990|title=Calcium leucovorin and 5-fluorouridine cytotoxicity|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2242115/|journal=Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association|volume=86|issue=5|pages=284–289|pmid=2242115|via=[[PubMed]]}}</ref> This discovery paved the way for the development of 5-FU + leucovorin therapy, which was for many years the gold standard of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.

=== Research on SurVaxM ===
SurVaxM, a cancer [[immunotherapy]] vaccine, was awarded [[orphan drug]] status by the United States [[Food and Drug Administration]] in 2017. A [[phase II clinical trial]] of SurVaxM has shown that the vaccine, when combined with standard therapy, is more effective than standard therapies alone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SurVaxM with standard therapy in newly diagnosed glioblastoma: Phase II trial update. |url=https://meetings.asco.org/abstracts-presentations/174784 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=ASCO}}</ref>

==Organization==

=== Education ===
Roswell Park offers both [[Master's degree|Master's]] and PhD programs in Cancer Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Master's & PhD Degrees in Cancer Sciences |url=https://www.roswellpark.org/education/masters-phd-programs |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref> These programs are offered in collaboration with the [[University at Buffalo|University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cancer Sciences PhD, Roswell Park Graduate Division |url=https://www.buffalo.edu/grad/programs/cancer-sciences-phd.html |access-date=January 23, 2024 |website=University at Buffalo}}</ref>

=== Reputation ===
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has received numerous accolades for the quality of healthcare provided.

* In 2020, Roswell Park ranked #14 on [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News & World Report's]] list of the best cancer hospitals in the country,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roswell Park Ranks 14th on List of Nation's Best Hospitals for Cancer|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/201907/roswell-park-ranks-14th-list-nations-best-hospitals-cancer|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|date=30 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2019|title=Roswell Park says ranking on national list meaningful to doctors, patients|url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/07/30/roswell-park-says-ranking-on-national-list-meaningful-to-doctors-patients/|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=The Buffalo News|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ny/roswell-park-cancer-institute-6211120|access-date=May 10, 2021|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> and was ranked High Performing in the areas of colon cancer surgery<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Colon Cancer Surgery Scorecard|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ny/roswell-park-cancer-institute-6211120/colon-cancer-surgery|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> and lung cancer surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Lung Cancer Surgery Scorecard|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ny/roswell-park-cancer-institute-6211120/lung-cancer-surgery|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=[[U.S News & World Report]]}}</ref>
* Roswell Park has received recognition from [[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association|Blue Cross Blue Shield]] as a Blue Distinction Center for Cancer Care,<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 27, 2021|title=Blue Distinction Centers for Cancer Care - Directory of Providers|url=https://www.bcbs.com/sites/default/files/file-attachments/page/Cancers.Providers-042621.pdf|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=BlueCross BlueShield|publisher=[[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]]|page=15|type=PDF}}</ref> Blood and Marrow Transplants,<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 14, 2021|title=Blue Distinction Centers for Transplants - Directory of Providers|url=https://www.bcbs.com/sites/default/files/file-attachments/page/Transplants.Providers-042621.pdf|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=BlueCross BlueShield|publisher=[[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]]|page=17|type=PDF}}</ref> and Cellular Immunotherapy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 31, 2021|title=Blue Distinction Centers for Cellular Immunotherapy - Directory of Providers|url=https://www.bcbs.com/sites/default/files/file-attachments/page/CelluarImmunotherapy.Providers-040121.pdf|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=BlueCross BlueShield|publisher=[[Blue Cross Blue Shield Association]]|page=3|type=PDF}}</ref>
* Roswell Park is recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System by the [[Patient safety organization#Institute for Healthcare Improvement|Institute for Healthcare Improvement]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Health Systems Recognized by IHI|url=http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Age-Friendly-Health-Systems/Pages/Background.aspx|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=[[Patient safety organization#Institute for Healthcare Improvement|Institute for Healthcare Improvement]]}}</ref>
* The [[American College of Radiology]] has recognized Roswell Park as a Breast Cancer Center of Excellence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Accredited Facility Search|url=https://accreditationfacilitylist.acr.org/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[American College of Radiology]]|type=XLS}}</ref>
* Roswell Park is recognized as an [[Optum]] Cancer Center of Excellence.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Cancer Centers of Excellence Network|url=https://cmcnetworkmanagementtool.uhc.com/clarity-fhcp/standardNetworkMap.do?product=CRS&population=&designation=COE&lobCode=COMM|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[Optum]]}}</ref>
* The [[Lung Cancer Alliance]] has recognized Roswell Park as a Screening Center of Excellence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Screening Centers|url=https://go2foundation.org/risk-early-detection/screening-centers/|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=GO2 Foundation For Lung Cancer}}</ref>
*Roswell Park is certified as a Quality Oncology Practice Initiative by the [[American Society of Clinical Oncology]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=QOPI Certified Practices|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1uROz9-xM_8xfbYndl7WkRn_OR5k&ll=40.35781111772134%2C-47.78678080045665&z=4|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=[[American Society of Clinical Oncology|American Society of Clinical Oncology and Association for Clinical Oncology]]}}</ref>

=== Accreditation ===
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* [[Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education]]
* [[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education]]
* [[American Dental Association]] - Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics
* Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
* [[Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International]] (AAALAC International)
* Association of American Blood Banks
* Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network Member (CITN)
* Commission on Cancer Accredited Program - American College of Surgeons<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facs.org/institute/6414|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|work=American College of Surgeons|access-date=2021-05-10|language=en}}</ref>
* Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
* Gold Seal of Approval - [[Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations]]
* Palliative Care Certification - [[Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations]]
* Laboratory Accreditation - [[Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations]]
* [[National Cancer Institute]]-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/cancer-centers/find/roswellpark|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|work=National Cancer Institute|access-date=2021-05-10|language=en}}</ref>
* [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]] Member Institution<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nccn.org/members/profile?groupid=18|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|work=National Comprehensive Cancer Network|access-date=2021-05-10|language=en}}</ref>
* [[National Marrow Donor Program]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bethematch.org/tcdirectory/index/130/ |title=Be The Match - Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Be The Match |publisher=National Marrow Donor Program |access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref>
* Society of Surgical Oncology - Surgical Oncology Training Program
* National Accreditation Program for Breast Cancers{{div col end}}

==Patient care==
[[File:Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center, Buffalo, New York - 20200507.jpg|thumb|Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center]]
Roswell Park provides comprehensive care for a wide range of cancers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cancer Types|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>

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* [[Adrenal tumor|Adrenal Cancer]]
* [[Anal Cancer]]
* [[Bladder Cancer]]
* [[Brain tumor|Brain Cancer]]
* [[Breast Cancer]]
* [[Cervical Cancer]]
* [[Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia]] (CLL)
* [[Colorectal cancer|Colon & Rectal Cancer]]
* [[Esophageal Cancer]]
* [[Fallopian tube cancer|Fallopian Tube Cancer]]
* [[Gallbladder cancer|Gallbladder]] & [[Cholangiocarcinoma|Bile Duct Cancers]]
* [[Head and neck cancer|Head & Neck Cancer]]
* [[Kidney Cancer]]
* [[Leukemia]] & [[Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues|Other Blood Disorders]]
* [[Liver Cancer]]
* [[Lung Cancer]]
* [[Lymphoma]]
* [[Mediastinal tumors|Mediastinal Tumors]]
* [[Melanoma]]
* [[Mesothelioma]]
* [[Multiple Myeloma]]
* [[Myelodysplastic syndrome|Myelodysplastic Syndromes]]
* [[Neuroendocrine tumor|Neuroendocrine Tumors]]
* [[Ovarian Cancer]]
* [[Pancreatic Cancer]]
* [[Childhood cancer|Pediatric Cancer]] & [[Childhood leukemia|Blood Disorders]]
* [[Penile cancer|Penile Cancer]]
* [[Prostate Cancer]]
* [[Sarcoma]] & [[Soft-tissue sarcoma|Other Soft Tissue Tumors]]
* [[Skin cancer|Skin Cancers other than Melanoma]]
* [[Spinal tumor|Spinal Tumors]]
* [[Stomach Cancer]]
* [[Testicular Cancer]]
* [[Thymus#Cancer|Thymus Cancer]]
* [[Thyroid cancer|Thyroid]] & [[Parathyroid Cancer]]
* Undiagnosed Cancers
* [[Urethral Cancer]]
* [[Uterine cancer|Uterine]] & [[Endometrial Cancer]]
* [[Vaginal Cancer]]
* [[Vulvar Cancer]]{{div col end}}

=== Specialized treatments ===
Roswell Park offers specialized treatments, services and therapies to treat cancer, as well as services to support patients undergoing cancer treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Treatments at Roswell Park|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer-care/treatments|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Support|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer-care/support|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>
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* [[Endoscopy|Advanced Endoscopy]]
* [[Anesthesiology]] & Critical Care Medicine
* [[Vertebral augmentation|Balloon Kyphoplasty]]
* Blood Bank/[[Plateletpheresis]]
* [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|BMT]] & [[Cell therapy|Cellular Therapy]]
* 3-D [[Brain Mapping]]
* [[cancer pain|Cancer Pain]] Management Service
* Dentistry and [[Maxillofacial]] [[Prosthetics]]
* [[Therapeutics|Experimental Therapeutics]]
* Follow-up Clinic for Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer
* [[Genetic testing|Genetic Screening]], [[Genetic counseling|Counseling]], and [[DNA bank|DNA Banking]]
* [[Clinical trial|Clinical Trials]]
* Community Cancer Resource Center
* [[Medical imaging|Diagnostic Radiology]]
* [[Gamma Knife]]
* High-Risk Breast Cancer Program
* High-Risk Lung Cancer Program
* High-Risk Ovarian Cancer Program
* High-Risk Pancreas Cancer Program
* [[Minimally invasive procedure|Minimally Invasive]] Surgical Suite
* [[Immunotherapy]]
* [[Alternative medicine#Integrative medicine|Integrative Medicine]]
* [[Interventional pulmonology|Interventional Pulmonology]]
* [[Interventional radiology|Interventional Radiology]]
* [[Mohs Surgery]]
* [[Nuclear medicine|Nuclear Medicine]]
* [[Nursing]]
* [[Pathology]] & Laboratory Medicine
* [[Patient advocacy|Patient Advocates]] & [[Medical social work|Social Workers]]
* [[Personalized medicine#Cancer genomics|Personalized Medicine]]
* [[Photodynamic Therapy]]
* [[Psycho-oncology|Psychosocial Support]]
* [[Radiation]] [[Oncology]]
* [[Physical medicine and rehabilitation|Rehabilitation]] Services including physical, occupational and speech therapy
* [[Robotic Surgery]]
* [[Smoking cessation|Tobacco Cessation]] Resources
* Women's and Men's Sexual Health Clinics for Cancer Survivors{{div col end}}

==Collaborations==

=== CIMAvax ===
Roswell Park was the first American institution to receive FDA permission to conduct clinical trials of [[CimaVax-EGF|CIMAvax]], a Cuban medical therapy developed by Centro de Immunologica Molecular, La Habana, Cuba.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 26, 2016|title=Gov. Cuomo Announces Landmark Roswell Park Study Bringing Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine to U.S. Patients, and Approval of Historic U.S. Government License Authorizing U.S.–Cuba Commercial Partnership to Fast-Track Biotech Development|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201610-gov-cuomo-announces-landmark-roswell-park-study-bringing-cuban-lung-cancer-vaccine|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kroll|first=David|date=November 26, 2016|title=Fidel Castro-Supported Lung Cancer Vaccine To Be Tested In U.S. Clinical Trials|language=en|work=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2016/11/26/fidel-castro-supported-lung-cancer-vaccine-to-be-tested-in-u-s-clinical-trials/?sh=37a0278460de|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref>

=== Ovarian Cancer SPORE ===
The Ovarian Cancer SPORE is a collaboration between Roswell Park and [[University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute]] (UPCI). The SPORE project includes multiple research projects, core supportive structures, and career development programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roswell Park - UPCI Ovarian Cancer SPORE Overview|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/research/roswell-park-upci-ovarian-cancer-spore/spore-overview|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>

=== Cancer Registries ===

====Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry====
Together with the [[British Columbia Cancer Agency]], Vancouver, Canada and [[Vrije Universiteit]], Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Roswell Park manages the Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stacey Scott Lung Cancer Registry|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/cancer/lung/resources-services/lung-cancer-registry|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>

==== Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry ====
Founded in 1990 by Steven Piver, the Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry houses information relating to family history and lifestyle of patients and families with histories of ovarian cancer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About The Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/ovarian-cancer-registry/about-registry|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=What is the Registry?|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/ovarian-cancer-registry/what-registry|access-date=May 13, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>

=== Research and training collaborations ===
Roswell Park collaborates with institutions around the world to strengthen cancer training and research programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Collaborations|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/become-patient/locations/international-collaborations|access-date=May 12, 2021|website=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center}}</ref>

* Centro de Immunologia Molecular (CIM), Playa, La Habana, Cuba
* [[Debrecen Medical University]], Debrecen, Hungary
* Children’s Cancer Institute in Australia, Sydney, Australia<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 6, 2015|title=International Team of Researchers Reports Promising Results in Study of Pediatric Neuroblastoma|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201511-international-team-researchers-reports-promising-results-study-pediatric-neuroblastoma|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
* Institute of Materia Medica of Nanyang Normal University, China
* [[Jagiellonian University]] (JU), Kraków, Poland<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 15, 2018|title=Roswell Park Establishes Partnership with Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201811-roswell-park-establishes-partnership-jagiellonian-university-krakow-poland|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
* [[King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam|King Fahad Specialist Hospital]], Dammam, Saudi Arabia<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 17, 2010|title=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to Train Clinical Staff from Saudi Hospital in Cancer Care|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201011-roswell-park-comprehensive-cancer-center-train-clinical-staff-saudi-hospital-cancer|access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref>
* Lakeshore Cancer Center (LCC), Lagos, Nigeria<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 30, 2015|title=Intercontinental Oncology Partnership Brings Access to Specialized Cancer Care to Nigeria|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201506-intercontinental-oncology-partnership-brings-access-specialized-cancer-care-nigeria|access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref>
* Maccabi Healthcare Services and University of Haifa, Israel<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 2, 2019|title=On Solidarity Trip to Israel, Governor Cuomo Announces Establishment of Joint Program Uniting U.S. and Israeli Cancer Experts in Effort to Research and Develop New Cancer Therapies and Precision Diagnostic Tools|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201907-solidarity-trip-israel-governor-cuomo-announces-establishment-joint-program-uniting-us-israeli|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
* National Research Center for Hematology, Moscow, Russia
* Pecs Medical University, Pecs, Hungary
* [[Queen Mary University of London]], United Kingdom
* [[Semmelweis University]], Budapest, Hungary
* University of Szeged Medical School, Szeged, Hungary
* [[University of Waterloo]], Canada<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 4, 2021|title=Roswell Park Designated Scientific Lead for Ongoing Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study|publisher=Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center|url=https://www.roswellpark.org/newsroom/201604-roswell-park-designated-scientific-lead-ongoing-population-assessment-tobacco-health-path-study|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Erie County Medical Center]]
* [[Nassau University Medical Center]]
* [[Westchester Medical Center University Hospital]]

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