Fox Chase Cancer Center News

Dogs, Downpours, and Dedication at ‘Paws for the Cause’ 2023

Cancer doesn’t stop, and neither do we. This was the sentiment amid gray skies and wet, rainy conditions at the 24th Annual Paws for the Cause Dog Walk, held September 10, 2023 at Fox Chase Cancer Center. The event raised more than $115,000 for cancer research and postdoctoral support at Fox Chase.

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Fox Chase Cancer Center and Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Researchers Will Be Principal Investigators on a New Epidemiological Study of Asian Americans

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) — Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University will serve as two of the principal investigators on the Asian American Community Cohort and Equity Study, which is part of a new seven-year epidemiological cohort study of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AsA-NHPI).

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Fox Chase Researcher Presents Findings on 5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Mediated Radiation Therapy to Reduce Tumor Size at American Society for Radiation Oncology Meeting

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) — Radiodynamic therapy at specific energy levels help effectively reduce tumor size in combination with the amino acid 5-aminolevulinic acid, according to findings presented by a Fox Chase Cancer Center researcher recently at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Parth A. Desai

PHILADELPHIA (September 13, 2023) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Parth A. Desai, MD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology. His clinical practice will be based at the department’s rapidly expanding section at Temple University Hospital, where his clinical practice will focus on head and neck cancer, thoracic malignancies, and translational clinical trials.

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