[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER 
                                 CENTER

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2018

  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
celebration of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's 120th 
Anniversary. A time capsule will be buried on April 25, 2018 to 
commemorate this momentous occasion at Roswell Park's campus in 
Buffalo, New York. The capsule will remain sealed until the year 2118.
  Included in this time capsule along with contributions from many 
others from the Western New York community will be a copy of this 
extension of remarks presented alongside a speech I delivered on the 
Floor of the House of Representatives last week calling for the 
continuation of Roswell Park's distinguished standing as a National 
Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center.
  Doctor Roswell Park gave the world cancer research when he opened as 
the first dedicated cancer center in 1898, and this esteemed facility 
has been contributing to our understanding of cancer and pioneering 
treatments ever since.
  For 120 years Roswell Park has been recognized nationally for its 
groundbreaking work in the fight against cancer. That same confidence 
is felt by people here in Western New York who walk through those doors 
every day knowing that Roswell Park is the home of compassionate cancer 
experts who care for those afflicted with cancer.
  Roswell Park gave the world the first preclinical chemotherapy 
program, the prostate-specific antigen test, and it is collaborating 
today with Cuba on a promising new lung cancer vaccine. New clinical 
trials to treat metastatic breast cancer and immunotherapy are 
occurring there today.
  Today's discoveries provide great hope for the future of cancer 
prevention and treatment. While it is uncertain what cancer care will 
look like 100 years from now, it is certain that Roswell Park 
Comprehensive Cancer Center will be leading the way.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank you for allowing me this time to recognize the 
great influence that Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has had 
not only in the great city of Buffalo, but throughout the nation. It is 
an honor to celebrate this anniversary today.

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