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Fox Chase Cancer Center Launches Institute for Personalized Medicine (5-18-2009)

PHILADELPHIA (May 18, 2009) — In an important step towards personalized cancer treatment, Fox Chase Cancer Center has launched the Institute for Personalized Medicine, a program that will aim to match emerging targeted drug therapies to the unique genetic profiles of individual patient tumors on a much larger scale than previously possible. The goal of the new Institute is to make the one-size-fits-all approach to cancer treatment that dominates care today a thing of the past.

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Dr. Robert Beck Assumes Role of Chief Medical Officer at Fox Chase (07-01-2009)
Working closely with clinical department chairs, nursing and senior administrative leaders, Beck will be charged with improving processes, quality and safety in all patient-related areas.
Study Challenges Routine Use of MRI Scans to Evaluate Breast Cancer (06-25-2009)
Reviewing the records of 577 breast cancer patients, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers found that women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who receive a breast MRI are more likely to receive a mastectomy after their diagnosis and may face delays in starting treatment. The study demonstrates that, despite the lack of evidence of their benefit, routine use of MRI scans in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer increased significantly between 2004 and 2005, and again in 2006.
C-M Charlie Ma Named Vice Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase (06-15-2009)
Fox Chase Cancer Center has promoted C-M Charlie Ma, PhD, to vice chairman of the department of radiation oncology.
Fox Chase's Eric M. Horwitz Elected President of American Brachytherapy Society (06-15-2009)
Eric M. Horwitz, MD, acting chairman of the radiation oncology department at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been elected president of the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS). Horwitz was elected as vice president of the ABS in 2008 and served a one year term.
Fox Chase Cancer Center's John A. Ridge Named President of the American Head and Neck Society (06-01-2009)
John A. "Drew" Ridge, MD, PhD, FACS, chief of head and neck surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been elected president of the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS). Ridge has been Fox Chase's chief of head and neck surgery since 1991.

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