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Dec 28, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program
Dec 22, 2000
Nurses Invited To Fox Chase Cancer Center's Open House
Nov 29, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Sigurdson Promoted to Senior Member
Nov 29, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Daly Promoted to Senior Member
Nov 26, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program
Nov 22, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Part of an International Classroom for Young Scientists
Nov 17, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Mentors Host Student "Shadows" For a Day
Nov 17, 2000
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Found in Mothers Whose Children Receive a Bone Marrow Transplant
Nov 14, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Symbolizes Courage; Stands as Memorial To Loved Ones
Nov 13, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program in Bryn Mawr
Nov 10, 2000
Patient-Friendly Summaries of Fox Chase Cancer Center Clinical Trials Added to Web Site; Patients Avoid Complicated Language Designed for Medical Professionals
Nov 9, 2000
New Treatment Technology Acquired by Fox Chase Cancer Center Reduces Radiation of Healthy Tissue
Nov 7, 2000
Lung Cancer Awareness Week - Free Information Line
Nov 6, 2000
Holiday Gift-Wrap Booth Raises Money for Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Nov 6, 2000
Board of Associates Makes Annual Contribution To Fox Chase Cancer Center
Nov 6, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Russian Cancer Center Forge Relationship
Nov 3, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Russian Cancer Center Form Relationship
Nov 2, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Practitioner Honored
Oct 30, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Hosts for Hospitals Offer A Helping Hand to Families of Patients
Oct 30, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Daly Promoted to Senior Member
Oct 27, 2000
Your Heritage Might Save a Life; Minority Marrow Donors Urgently Needed
Oct 25, 2000
Radiation Plus Hormonal Therapy More Effective Than Radiation Alone For Certain Prostate Cancer Patients
Oct 24, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Study: Some Prostate Cancers May Be More Sensitive to Radiation Treatment
Oct 23, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Sigurdson Promoted to Senior Member
Oct 23, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Links Oxygen Levels and Angiogenesis in Prostate Cancer
Oct 23, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Defines Complexities of New Modality in Radiotherapy of the Lung
Oct 23, 2000
Two Years of Hormone Suppression In Prostate Cancer Patients Improves Recurrence and Survival Rates; Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Says Study Indicates New Standard of Treatment
Oct 23, 2000
Quality of Life Study Examines Therapies for Lung Cancer; Outcome Suggests Tailoring Therapy for the Elderly
Oct 21, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Russo Awarded NCI Research Grant Funded By Postage Stamp Sales
Oct 20, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Sponsors First NCI-Supported Conference on Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Prevention
Oct 13, 2000
Volunteers Needed at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Oct 10, 2000
Fox Chase's Piccolo Certified in Health Care Compliance; One of First in Nation to Receive Certification
Oct 5, 2000
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Learn What to Expect When Getting a Mammogram
Oct 3, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Employees Give the "Gift of Life"
Oct 3, 2000
Local Students Sell Lollipops to "Help Lick Cancer"
Sep 29, 2000
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals Partners with Fox Chase Cancer Center: Cancer Risk Assessments Offered Free to Employees
Sep 25, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences
Sep 20, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Testing Anti-Angiogenesis Drug
Sep 18, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurses Receive Top National Honors
Sep 18, 2000
Galvin Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center as Director of Technology Transfer
Sep 13, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Stazi Milano Restaurant Host 11th Annual "Pedal for Prevention" Bike Ride
Sep 13, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program for Children of Cancer Patients
Aug 31, 2000
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; The Cancer Information Service Offers Free Information About Inherited Cancer Risks
Aug 29, 2000
2nd Annual "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk To Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center
Aug 25, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center and Stazi Milano Restaurant Host 11th Annual "Pedal for Prevention" Bike Ride
Aug 22, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Geneticist Receives Nation's First Fellowship for Cancer Genetics Counseling
Aug 15, 2000
Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines Written For Patients Revised; Updated Information More Comprehensive
Aug 14, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Nation's First Cancer Specialty Hospital and Pennsylvania's First Hospital to Receive Highest Nursing Honor; American Nurses Association Bestows Magnet Status for Outstanding Nursing Care
Aug 8, 2000
Physical Therapist Appointed Co-Chair of Mayor's Wholistic Health Committee
Aug 8, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program To Help Wives Discuss Prostate Cancer
Aug 7, 2000
Local High School Students Display Research Projects at Fox Chase Cancer Center; Student Scientists Working Side-by-Side With Researchers
Aug 7, 2000
Leedy Appointed New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jul 27, 2000
The Cancer Research Foundation of America and Fox Chase Cancer Center Offer Free Mammograms and PSA Testing to Delegates, Spouses and PoliticalFest Attendees During the RNC
Jul 25, 2000
Air Products Teams-Up with Fox Chase Cancer Center: Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment Offered Free to Employees
Jul 24, 2000
FDA Approves Implanted "Pump" For Delivery of Chemotherapy; Used at Fox Chase Cancer Center For Standard Treatment for Liver Metastases
Jul 24, 2000
Mann Elected President of Fox Chase Cancer Center's Volunteer Board of Associates; Goldberg Completes Second Term as President
Jul 17, 2000
America's Future Physicians and Medical Researchers To Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jul 12, 2000
CT Scan Added to Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Examining Genetic Link to Lung Cancer Risk in Women
Jul 12, 2000
Women Smokers Needed for Lung Cancer Early Detection Study
Jul 7, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctors Lead Delegation to Aid Cancer Care in Russia
Jul 6, 2000
Daughter Sells Note Cards in Memory of Her Mother; Money Raised Supports Fox Chase Cancer Center's Nancy Fund for Ovarian Cancer
Jul 6, 2000
"Plain & Fancy" Raises $79,500 for Patient Care and Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jun 19, 2000
Sunoco CFO Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center Board
Jun 14, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded "Medal of Valor" from The Wellness Community of Philadelphia
Jun 9, 2000
Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing May Affect Marital Satisfaction
Jun 5, 2000
Nobel Laureate and Former NIH Director Dr. Harold Varmus to Deliver Keynote Address at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Annual Postdoctoral Fellows Conference
Jun 2, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Needs Healthy Blood Donors For Research
Jun 1, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Screening for Breast Cancer, by Appointment Only
May 31, 2000
McKay Retires After 37 Years at Fox Chase Cancer Center; Leedy Appointed New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
May 23, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Advises Consumers to Talk to Their Doctors about Herbs
May 22, 2000
Two Years of Hormone Suppression In Prostate Cancer Patients Improves Recurrence and Survival Rates; Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Says Study Indicates New Standard of Treatment
May 17, 2000
Flea Market/Trunk Sale to Raise Money for Fox Chase Cancer Center
May 16, 2000
Overdosing on Sun During Vacation Boosts Melanoma Risk, Says Fox Chase Cancer Center Chief of Dermatology
May 12, 2000
"Plain & Fancy" Food Festival Benefits Cancer Research and Treatment at Fox Chase
May 11, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Names Dr. Stuart Lessin Director of Dermatology to Head Multi-Specialty Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program
May 10, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Honors Nurses
May 10, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's "Summer of Strength" Event Offers Free Cancer Care Information
May 10, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers an Afternoon of Free Skin Cancer Screening
May 5, 2000
Teen Honored for Volunteer Work at Fox Chase Cancer Center
May 4, 2000
Eighth Annual Plain and Fancy Food Fest Returns to Fox Chase Cancer Center
May 2, 2000
Three Fox Chase Cancer Center Virologists Elected Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
Apr 25, 2000
Patterns of Disease Recurrence After Radiation Therapy Treatment for Prostate Cancer Suggest Cure
Apr 18, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Molecular Biologist Named V Foundation Scholar
Apr 17, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Class
Apr 17, 2000
Physician Treatment Guidelines for Colon and Rectal Cancer Translated for Patients
Apr 12, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Exceeds Campaign Goal for the Prevention Pavilion
Apr 7, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Announces Opening Celebration for the Research Institute for Cancer Prevention; Evening Honors Individual Donors, Foundations, and Corporations
Apr 6, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Recognizes Third Annual Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day
Apr 3, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Selects Pharmacology Chairman Tew Fills New Faculty Chair Honoring G. Willing Pepper
Apr 2, 2000
Early Prostate Cancer Detected in Molecular-Based Urine Test
Mar 29, 2000
Dance Exercise Classes Offered for Women with Breast Cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Mar 21, 2000
Cancer Information Specialists Available During Debut of HBO's Cancer Documentary
Mar 14, 2000
New Instructor at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Complete Care Volunteers to Help Breast Cancer Patients Through Movement and Dance
Mar 13, 2000
Implanted Chemotherapy "Pump" As Standard Treatment for Liver Metastases Presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology Cancer Symposium
Mar 13, 2000
Lecture on Bone Marrow Transplant Honors A Late Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor
Mar 10, 2000
Geneticist Testa Chosen for Fox Chase Cancer Center's New Carol and Kenneth E. Weg Chair in Human Genetics
Mar 9, 2000
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program for People at High Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Mar 6, 2000
Study Offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center for Wives of Prostate Cancer Patients
Mar 2, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center To Offer Workshop For Cancer Survivors and Families
Mar 1, 2000
Some Prostate Cancer Patients May Be Undertreated; New Study Shows Increased Radiation Doses Mean Better Outcome
Mar 1, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Study for Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Mar 1, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Physician Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Health's Tax-Refund Program
Feb 25, 2000
Philadelphia Theatre Company Sends Cast of Wit To Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center
Feb 22, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Newly Expanded Radiation Oncology Department Houses World's First MRI for Radiation Treatment Planning
Feb 22, 2000
Dr. Robert F. Ozols Elected Board Member of American Society of Clinical Oncology
Feb 21, 2000
Nation's First Prevention Pavilion at Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Genetic Counseling and Prevention Programs for Families at Risk of Breast, Ovarian, Prostate, Lung or Colorectal Cancers
Feb 9, 2000
Cell Biologist Zaret Named to New Fox Chase Cancer Center Chair - the William Wikoff Smith Chair Endowed by the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust
Feb 7, 2000
Smoking Cessation Offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Feb 3, 2000
Valentine's Gift-Wrap Booth Benefits Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jan 31, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Grant From The Bell Atlantic Foundation
Jan 28, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center's Complementary Medicine Program Enters New Year
Jan 24, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor To Sign Charter of Paris Against Cancer
Jan 11, 2000
Volunteers Needed For New Gift Shop at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jan 10, 2000
Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Smoking Cessation Program; Options Include Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy
Jan 6, 2000
First-Ever Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines Translated For Spanish Speaking Patients
Jan 5, 2000
Godiva Chocolatier Employees To Benefit From On-Site Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment Provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center Through Pennsylvania Department of Health Grant