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Gabapentin an Effective Alternative to Opioids for Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation, Roswell Park Team Shows

Higher doses of prophylactic gabapentin can delay, reduce or eliminate pain in patients with head and neck cancer

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Using 3D Technology to Improve Patient Care

Equipped with FDA-approved software, a tablet computer and a pen, doctors at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center can transform a flat CT image of a tumor and the area around it into a computerized 3D image that can be rotated or flipped ...

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The Benefits of Single Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Recent research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center led by Anurag Singh, MD, Director of Radiation Research, has shown that for patients with peripherally located lung cancer, one treatment of stereotactic body radiation therapy ...

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Pelvic Irradiation: A Dosimetrist’s Perspective

Lee Culp, MS, CMD, RT(T), provides and dosimetrist's perspective on pelvic irradiation. The Dosimetry portion of the Pelvis Irradiation Symposium will focus on planning various sites within the Pelvis. We will highlight planning tips and ...

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Dealing with the Side Effects of Pelvic Radiation

Leayn Flaherty, PA, discusses common malignancies treated with pelvic radiotherapy, common side effects of pelvic radiation, and diet and lifestyle modifications that impact treatment tolerance.

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Advances in Cancer Therapy

Lalith Kumaraswamy, PhD, DABR, discusses advances in cancer therapy. There are recent advances in cancer therapy that show some promise for certain type of cancers.

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Roswell Park Earns ‘Exceptional’ Rating from National Cancer Institute With Best-Ever Core Grant

Region’s only Comprehensive Cancer Center earns maximum rating, marking five decades of consecutive NCI support.

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Roswell Park’s Dr. Anurag Singh Named Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Director of Radiation Research Anurag Singh, MD, has been named a 2023 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Fellow. ASTRO is the world’s largest society for radiation oncology professionals.

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Gamma Knife Center - Saving Brains by Changing Minds

For more than two decades, Dheerendra Prasad, MD, MCh, FACRO, has led Roswell Park’s Gamma Knife radiosurgery program, successfully treating more than 7,000 patients with this non-invasive, technologically advanced option for those with ...

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Financial Worries Worsen Survival for Cancer Patients, Study Finds

Following up on a study from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center that showed how chronic stress affects immune systems, Anurag Singh, MD, began studying whether financial worries worsen survival for cancer patients.

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Care Strategies Championed by Roswell Park Radiation Oncologist Adopted in International Treatment Guides

Two care strategies championed by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center radiation oncologist Anurag Singh, MD, have been adopted as recommendations in major healthcare guidelines.

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Chronic Stress Can Impact Response to Radiation Therapy for Cancer, Roswell Park Study Suggests

Radiation is one of the oldest and most common therapies for cancer, and typically is delivered locally, or to specific targeted sites in the body. While it has long been thought that locally-delivered radiation therapy typically does ...