Cancer Talk - Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Mohs surgery is a highly specialized procedure used to treat skin cancer while preserving as much normal surrounding tissue as possible. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center offers highly specialized and innovative treatments for skin cancer including Mohs Micrographic Surgery performed by specifically trained and certified surgeons that remove individual layers of the affected skin until all the cancer is gone. Listen as Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s newest Mohs surgeon, Kimberly Brady, MD, shares more about Mohs Surgery for skin cancer.

February is Heart Health Month. Cardiology can play a role in the treatment of cancer.  Listen in as Edward Spangenthal, MD discusses his role as Clinical Chief of Cardiology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the role of heart health in the field of cancer.

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. Amy Case, MD, the Clinical Chief of the Supportive and Palliative Care Program at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the role of palliative medicine in cancer care.

Candace Johnson, PhD, President & CEO, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is here today to introduce you to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's new podcast series, "Cancer Talk".   She discusses what's ahead for 2017, as well as new cancer treatment innovations, new research at Roswell Park and how cancer immunotherapy is changing the face of cancer treatment.  For the future of cancer care and cancer treatment there is hope on the horizon at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

According to the CDC, 1 out of 8 women will develop breast cancer during their lifetimes. Routine mammography saves lives, reducing a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer by 30 - 50 percent. Listen as Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD discusses the importance of annual mammograms in this "What to Expect Series" from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.