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1999 News Room
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December 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes First Hospital In Pennsylvania To Earn New Accreditation (12-29-1999)
- Participants Needed for Cancer Screening Discussion (12-22-1999)
- Wilson Middle School Choir Brings Holiday Cheer to Fox Chase Cancer Center (12-21-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Benefits from "Saturday in the Park" (12-17-1999)
- Fox Chase Ovarian Cancer Prevention Trial Uses Vitamin A-Related Medicine (12-15-1999)
- Union Helps Raise $90,000 For Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (12-15-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center President Robert C. Young Elected First Vice President of the American Cancer Society (12-14-1999)
- Pew Charitable Trusts and Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Give Fox Chase Cancer Center Key Support for Prevention Research Facilities (12-14-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Shows 3D CRT Is As Cost Effective As Conventional Radiation Treatment For Prostate Cancer (12-13-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Joseph Testa Receives 1999 Irving J. Selikoff Award for Cancer Research (12-03-1999)
- Make Volunteering A New Year's Resolution (12-02-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Science Education Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (12-02-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Part of an International Classroom for Young Scientists (12-02-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Board Member Honored by National Society of Fund-Raising Executives (12-01-1999)
November 1999
- Holiday Gift-Wrap Booth Benefits Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-22-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Mentors Host Student "Shadows" For a Day (11-22-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Named A Center of Excellence (11-19-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Knudson to Receive John Scott Award (11-18-1999)
- American Cancer Society Honors Two Fox Chase Cancer Center Physicians (11-18-1999)
- Breast Cancer Specialist Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-17-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Honors Veterans (11-16-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Conducts Important Study To Determine Genetic Link to Lung Cancer Risk in Women (11-12-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Another Record-Breaking Donation From Board of Associates and Member Groups-$746,000 for 1999 (11-11-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Symbolizes Courage; Memorializes Loved Ones (11-09-1999)
- Nurse From Kenya Visits Fox Chase Cancer Center To Study Cancer Care in the United States (11-05-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Helps Those Who Care for Loved Ones with Cancer (11-05-1999)
- Adding Hormone Therapy to Radiation Therapy Helps Men Live Longer With Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer, Fox Chase Cancer Center Analysis Shows (11-03-1999) 11-03-1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Finds Higher Radiation Doses Improve Cure Rates for Men With Prostate Cancer (11-03-1999)
- 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy Helps Prostate Cancer Patients Retain Normal Bladder and Bowel Functioning: Long Term Quality of Life Study (11-03-1999)
- Study Finds Low Oxygen Levels In Recurrent Prostate Cancer (11-02-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Special NCI Grant for Innovative, Multidisciplinary Research on Ovarian Cancer (11-01-1999)
- Newly Discovered Gene Could Be A Biological Marker for Colorectal Cancer (11-01-1999)
- Study Offers New Model for Assessing Extent of Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes in Women with Breast Cancer
- Smoking Dramatically Impacts Potency of Patients Treated for Prostate Cancer (11-01-1999)
- Study at Fox Chase Cancer Center Provides Guidelines For Optimal Dose of Spinal Radiation to Avoid Side Effects (11-01-1999)
- Study May Help Settle Debate Over Radiation Treatment for Internal Mammary Nodes in Post-Mastectomy Patients (11-01-1999)
- Study Focuses on Sexual Function of Prostate Cancer Patients Who Received Radiation; Tobacco Use Dramatically Affects Potency Rates (11-01-1999)
October 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Breast Cancer Specialist To Speak at Discovery International Conference (10-29-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Volunteer Retires After 15,000 Hours (10-29-1999)
- Special Halloween Party Benefits Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Specialists Offer Their Expertise Via The Internet; Breast Cancer Doctors Become First To Do Webcast As Treatment Team (10-20-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Brazilian Hospital Agree to Partner Expertise (10-19-1999)
- "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk to Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center; Dallas the "Chairdog" and FOX 29's George Mallet Host Event (10-19-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Selected for Cancer Information Service Contract Award (10-15-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Recognizes National Mammography Day (10-15-1999)
- Conemaugh and Fox Chase Cancer Center Announce Fox Chase Network Partnership (10-13-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Celebrates Fifty Years of Cancer Research (10-12-1999)
September 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Vice President Joins Pennsylvania Attorney General Fisher in Announcement of Major Development in PA's Tobacco Settlement (09-30-1999)
- Decision on Allocation of Tobacco Settlement Money Imminent; Funds For Cancer Research Widely Supported (09-30-1999)
- Cyclists "Pedal for Prevention" at 10th Annual Fox Chase Cancer Center/Stazi Milano Bike Ride (09-30-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Virologist and Past Scientific Director Will Be Honored as Distinguished Scientists by Hepatitis B Foundation at Michener Museum Gala (09-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Dr. Alfred G. Knudson Honored by American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (09-27-1999)
- Treat Focuses on New Drug Development at Fox Chase Cancer Center (09-21-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Celebrates Fifty Years of Cancer Research (09-20-1999)
- "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk To Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center (09-20-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Purchasing Manager Wallace Young Honored with Lifetime Certification from National Professional Association (09-17-1999)
- State Grant Awarded to Fox Chase Cancer Center For Prostate Cancer Risk Programs (09-16-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program Successful in Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer; Doubles National Average (09-16-1999)
- Educational Testing Service Offers Employees Free Prostate Cancer Screening Through Fox Chase Cancer Center's CanPrevent Program (09-15-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and American Cancer Society to Host I Can Cope (09-15-1999)
- Mary L. Smith Charitable Lead Trust and Pfeiffer Research Foundation Award Grants for Studies of Estrogen and Breast Cancer by Fox Chase Pharmacogeneticist (09-09-1999)
- "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk to Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center; Dallas the "Chairdog" and FOX 29's George Mallet Host Event (09-07-1999)
- Pet Therapy Visit - Dog Visits Fox Chase Cancer Center Patients (09-03-1999)
- Volunteerism at Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers the Chance to Make a Difference (09-02-1999)
- Asbestos Union Leaders Form Agreement With Fox Chase Cancer Center For New Lung Screening Program (09-01-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Announces Agreement with VistaLink To Provide Medical Services for Cancer Patients Around the World (09-01-1999)
August 1999
- "The Hooty Owl Restaurant" Comes to Fox Chase Cancer Center's Child Care Program (08-24-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and American Cancer Society to Host I Can Cope (08-13-1999)
- Israeli Doctors Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center To Plan For King Hussein Middle East Cancer Center (08-13-1999)
- The Grease Band Appears at "Saturday in the Park" for Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-10-1999)
July 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Celebrates Look Good . . . Feel Better's 10th Anniversary, Helping Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment (07-21-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Science Education Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institution (07-15-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Ranks Number One in the Region; Among Nation's Elite Top-10 Centers According to U.S. News & World Report� (07-09-1999)
June 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Information Session for Women Interested in New Breast Cancer Prevention Study (06-30-1999)
- Construction of Nation's First Cancer Prevention Pavilion Well Under Way at Fox Chase Cancer Center (06-28-1999)
- Outreach Coordinator for National Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Focuses on Minority Recruitment (06-28-1999)
- First-Ever Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines Translated For Patients (06-23-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Names Bergman Medical Director for Complementary Medicine Program (06-18-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and U.S. Post Office Unveil New Prostate Cancer Stamp Today (06-18-1999)
- Money From Tobacco Settlement Requested To Ease Human Burden of Cancer (06-14-1999)
- Implanted Chemotherapy "Pump" Becomes New Standard Treatment for Liver Metastases (06-11-1999)
- It's a "Meeting of the Minds" at the Fox Chase Cancer Center Science Festival (06-02-1999)
May 1999
- Calls to the Cancer Information Service At Fox Chase Cancer Center Nearly Double After Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Announcement (05-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse to Moderate a Series of Nursing Videos (05-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Among Nation's Best for Supporting Nurses (05-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Virologist Christoph Seeger Named a Senior Member of Basic Science Division (05-27-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers A Word of Advice To Sun Worshippers and Their Children this Memorial Day (05-27-1999)
- Second National Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Under Way at Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-25-1999)
- Mayor Proclaims May 25th Freedom From Breast Cancer Day (05-25-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Screening for Breast Cancer, by Appointment Only (05-24-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Specialist To Speak at Colorectal Cancer Symposium (05-20-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist Receives One of First Pennsylvania Grants From Tax-Refund Check-Off (05-18-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist Named Director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute (05-18-1999)
- Seventh Annual Plain and Fancy Food Fest Returns to Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-18-1999)
- Study Shows New Drug Combination Is A Better Treatment for Ovarian Cancer (05-16-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Sponsors Eighth Annual Radiation Oncology Conference (05-10-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctors Prescribe Newly Approved Pain Drug (05-06-1999)
- Investment Banker Malcolmn Pryor Elected to Fox Chase Cancer Center Board (05-05-1999)
- Study Proves Radiation As Effective As Surgery In Treatment of Prostate Cancer (05-04-1999)
April 1999
- World's Top High School Science Students To Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center (04-30-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Mammography Facility Fully Accredited Under New FDA Regulations, Effective Today (04-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Honors Nurses During National Nurses Week (04-28-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Pioneer in Cancer Research To Receive Sutow Award (04-26-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Risk Program Successful in Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer; Doubles National Average (04-26-1999)
- Discovery at Fox Chase Cancer Center May Lead to Future Treatment of AIDS (04-21-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist To Receive 1999 La Salle University Holroyd Award (04-19-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Celebrates National Volunteer Recognition Week (04-19-1999)
- World-renowned Pioneer in Complementary Health to Give Lecture in Philadelphia; Proceeds Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center (04-12-1999)
- Lecture on Development of Cancer Vaccines Honors A Late Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor (04-06-1999)
March 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Spirituality Lecture Series (03-23-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Education Sessions to Address Jewish Concerns About Cancer (03-18-1999)
- New Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines Written For Patients (03-15-1999)
- Pennsylvania House Health and Human Services Committee Members To Tour Fox Chase Cancer Center (03-09-1999)
- Conference on Fatigue and Quality of Life Offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center (03-05-1999)
- Studies at Fox Chase Cancer Center Show Increased Survival Rates for Cervical Cancer (03-04-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Named President of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (03-04-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Library Receives Grant From the Bell Atlantic Foundation (03-04-1999)
- 20th Annual Potpourri Auction Features Fabulous Fifties Theme to Raise Funds for Patient Care at Fox Chase Cancer Center (03-02-1999)
February 1999
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctors and Nurses Meet With Embassy Officials of Several Countries (02-25-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Russian Students, First Group To Participate in New Research Program (02-25-1999)
- Bilingual Outreach Specialist Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center to Help Latino Communities (02-25-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Joins the Post Office In Celebrating Issuance of Hospice-Care Stamp (02-22-1999)
- Good Housekeeping Ranks Fox Chase Doctors Among Nation's Best Cancer Specialists (02-11-1999)
- Volunteers Needed for Fox Chase Cancer Center Gift Boutique (02-10-1999)
- Dr. Margie Clapper at Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Second Grant for Colon-Cancer Prevention Research from Cancer Research Foundation of America (02-03-1999)
- Cancer Research Foundation of America Funds Fellowship for Prevention Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (02-03-1999)
- Clinical Trial for Ovarian Cancer Patients Under Way at Fox Chase Cancer Center (02-01-1999)
January 1999
- Area State Representatives Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center To Discuss Tobacco Settlement (01-29-1999)
- American Cancer Society of Pennsylvania Endorses Cancer Centers' Plan for Allocating Tobacco Settlement Money (01-29-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Announces G. Willing "Wing" Pepper Endowed Chair (01-29-1999)
- Article in Sunday's Parade Magazine Contains A Factual Error About Cancer and Herpes (01-29-1999)
- Valentine's Gift-Wrap Booth Benefits Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (01-25-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Complete Care Offers the Perfect Way to Treat Your Valentine (01-25-1999)
- Karen Duffy of Ireland Becomes Ortho Biotech Medical Oncology Fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center (01-22-1999)
- W. W. Smith Charitable Trust Awards Geneticist $127,000 Grant for Fox Chase Cancer Center Research to Improve Chemotherapy (01-20-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Oral Screening Saturday, Feb. 20 (01-19-1999)
- Study Finds Low Oxygen Levels in Prostate Cancer (01-18-1999)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Dr. Hong Yan Receives Charles E. Culpeper Foundation Pilot Grant (01-13-1999)
- Fox Chase Honors "Wing" Pepper, Announces Endowed Faculty Chair in His Name (01-08-1999)