ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Saint Peter’s Health Partners announced its partnership with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center on Tuesday morning. Some of the new resources include second opinions and access to tumor boards, where doctors discuss the latest cases.

“Access to clinical trials is a high priority for us," said Sai Yendamuri, MD, of Roswell Park "We have one of the best cellular therapy programs in the world today and so we’re hoping to transfer that expertise or leverage that expertise to help patients in this area.”

5% of the U.S. population is living with cancer, either as a survivor or in treatment, according to Steven Hanks, MD, of Trinity Health New York and Saint Peter's. And there are an estimated 2 million new cancer diagnoses every year. “We realize that here in the C

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