News Releases 2011

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• Dec 28, 2011
  Targeted Therapy Extends Progression-Free Survival of Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer
• Dec 15, 2011
  Temple University Health System and Fox Chase Cancer Center Sign Affiliation Agreement
• Dec 12, 2011
  Holy Family University to Hold Exclusive RN-to-BSN Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Dec 9, 2011
  Circulating Tumor Cells Not Linked to Survival in Women Newly Diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer
• Nov 30, 2011
  Fox Chase Hosts Singer, Songwriter, and Cancer Survivor Charlie Lustman
• Nov 28, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Honors Those Touched by Cancer
• Nov 28, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners Program Celebrates 25 Years of Setting the Standard for Cancer Care Delivery at the Community Level
• Nov 14, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Risk Assessment Program Celebrates 20 Years of Patient Empowerment through Research and Education
• Nov 10, 2011
  Judith's Reading Room Teams up with Fox Chase Cancer Center to Create a Literacy-Rich Environment for Patients
• Nov 1, 2011
  Fox Chase Holds FREE Event for Lung Cancer Patients
• Oct 30, 2011
  First-of-Its-Kind Study Creates New Tool for Targeted Cancer Drug Development
• Oct 27, 2011
  Childhood Diet Lower in Fat and Higher in Fiber May Lower Risk for Chronic Disease in Adulthood
• Oct 17, 2011
  Dog Lovers Hit the Street for Fox Chase's Annual Paws for the Cause Charity Dog-Walk
• Oct 17, 2011
  The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition Showcases its Traveling Photo Exhibit "67 Women, 67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania" at Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Oct 10, 2011
  Two Philadelphia Scientists Credited With Landmark Discoveries To Be Honored With John Scott Award
• Oct 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Gleason Scores Better Predict Prostate Cancer's Recurrence After Radiation
• Oct 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Improve Accuracy of IMRT Delivery in Post-Prostatectomy Patients
• Oct 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Develop a New Tool That Helps Identify Prostate Cancer Patients with the Highest Risk of Death
• Oct 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find that More Aggressive Treatment is Not Necessary for Men with A Family History of Prostate Cancer
• Oct 3, 2011
  Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Predicts Outcomes for Merkel Cell Carcinoma
• Oct 2, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Identified a Fast and More Accurate Treatment Delivery for a Robotic Radiosurgery System
• Aug 28, 2011
  NIH-funded researchers discover genetic link to mesothelioma; Identified gene mutation may underlie other cancer types
• Aug 17, 2011
  G. Morris Dorrance Jr., 88, former CoreStates CEO
• Aug 15, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find that Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Improves Outcomes in Patients with Extranodal Lymphoma of the Head and Neck
• Aug 11, 2011
  BreastFest Philly Supports Breast Cancer Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center with Second Annual Philadelphia Fundraising Event
• Aug 1, 2011
  U.S. News and World Report Ranks Fox Chase Among Best in the Nation
• Jun 30, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Identify New Mechanism Used by Cells to Reverse Silenced Genes
• Jun 28, 2011
  J. Robert Beck, MD, Appointed Inaugural Holder of H.O. West and J.R. Wike Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
• Jun 28, 2011
  David S. Weinberg, MD, MSc, Appointed to the Audrey Weg Schaus and Geoffrey Alan Weg Endowed Chair in Medical Science
• Jun 14, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Signs Agreement with Life Technologies Corporation
• Jun 6, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find that Recurring Cancers Among Women with a History of Breast Cancer Differ Significantly from the Original Tumors
• Jun 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Discover that Lymphocyte Count Indicates the Prognosis of Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Jun 4, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Report that a Less Toxic Combination of Erlotinib and Bevacizumab is Effective and Well-Tolerated in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
• May 16, 2011
  New Findings Show that the Protein Abcc10 May be Effective in Counteracting Resistance and Extending the Effectiveness of Some Anticancer Drugs
• May 15, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Report Rapid Growth May be the Most Appropriate Trigger for Treatment in Patients with Renal Masses Under Active Surveillance
• May 15, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Examine Procedure Utilization Trends in Patients with Clinically Localized Renal Masses
• May 2, 2011
  Fox Chase Physicians Listed Among Among Region's Best in Philadelphia Magazine 2011 "Top Doctors" Issue
• May 1, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find that Aspirin Reduces the Risk of Cancer Recurrence in Some Prostate Cancer Patients
• Apr 28, 2011
  Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with Biomarkers Indicative of Shorter Disease-Free Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
• Apr 7, 2011
  Nobelist Baruch S. Blumberg, MD, PhD, Dies at 85
• Apr 6, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Report that Naproxen Reduces Tumors in a Mouse Model of Colon Cancer
• Apr 6, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find that Fish Oil Boosts Responses to Breast Cancer Drug Tamoxifen
• Apr 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Show Vitamin A Derivative Can Inhibit Early Forms of Breast Cancer
• Apr 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Develop a Screen for Identifying New Anticancer Drug Targets
• Apr 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Identify Gene Expression Pattern in Breast Tissue that Differs Between Post-Menopausal Women Who Had Children and Those Who Did Not
• Apr 5, 2011
  Fox Chase Scientists Report Interplay Between Cancer and Aging in Mice
• Apr 4, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Link Common Variant of p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene to Increased Inflammatory Responses
• Apr 4, 2011
  MicroRNA Variations Found to be Associated with Earlier Time to Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in African American Men Undergoing Screening
• Mar 14, 2011
  Author Susan Conley Shares Her Experience of Living with Cancer in China to Inaugurate Fox Chase's 2011 Author Series
• Mar 8, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center's Beatrice Mintz, PhD, Receives the 6th Annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
• Mar 1, 2011
  Fox Chase Listed Among the Top Places in the Nation for Postdocs
• Feb 18, 2011
  Paula D. Ryan, MD, PhD, Joins Fox Chase's Department of Medical Oncology
• Jan 31, 2011
  Fox Chase Cancer Center Publishes Clinical Outcomes for Patient Use
• Jan 4, 2011
  Fox Chase Researchers Find Estrogen May Help Precancerous Cells Spread in Oral Cavity