Roswell Park, Sabres Launch Cancer Screening Event
A health expo at KeyBank Center offered breast, prostate, and lung cancer screenings as part of the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Cancer
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Roswell Park and the Buffalo Sabres kicked off their Hockey Fights Cancer initiative Monday with a health expo and screening event at KeyBank Center. Roswell's mobile screening tool, EDDY, offered breast, prostate, and lung cancer screenings on site.
Why it matters
The event brings early cancer detection directly to Buffalo residents at a familiar public venue. Roswell Park reports more than 1,000 mammograms completed since the EDDY program began, reflecting ongoing outreach beyond its main campus.
Roswell Park's EDDY mobile screening program has completed more than 1,000 mammograms since it began. The figure covers the program's full history, and the extraction does not break out attendance or results from the KeyBank Center event.
The players
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
A National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Buffalo, New York, founded in 1898 and known for cancer research and patient care.
Buffalo Sabres
The National Hockey League franchise based in Buffalo, New York, which plays its home games at KeyBank Center.
The details
Roswell's mobile cancer screening tool, EDDY, was set up at KeyBank Center with providers, nurses, and patient navigators on site. Buffalo Sabres alumni attended to meet fans and raise awareness about early detection.
Timeline
Monday, November 2, 2026: Health expo and screening event kicked off at KeyBank Center.
Roadmap
The event is the local launch of the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer initiative, which pairs league teams with cancer centers to promote awareness. Pairing a team with a screening program adds a clinical component to what has largely been a fan-awareness effort.
Residents can get breast, prostate, and lung cancer screenings through mobile programs like EDDY without traveling to a major medical center. Early screening is the practical step most relevant to individual health decisions.
The takeaway
Scheduled screenings are most useful when people act on them, so ask a primary care provider which cancer screenings match your age and risk. Mobile events like this one can make getting checked easier to fit into a busy schedule.
Further reading
For more on cancer prevention and detection, see Cancer coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Wivb4.
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