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2007 News Room
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December 2007
- Fox Chase Receives Beautification Award from Cheltenham Township (12-28-2007)
- Uzzo Named Vice Chairman of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center (12-26-2007)
- Horwitz Promoted to Vice Chairman of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center (12-26-2007)
- Statement on Park Expansion Bill (12-18-2007)
- City Council Approves IDD for Fox Chase Cancer Center Expansion (12-14-2007)
- Men Unaware of Their Risk of Cancer When Female Family Members Test Positive for Cancer-Causing Gene Mutation (12-14-2007)
- City Council Approves Transfer of Land in Burholme Park to Fox Chase Cancer Center (12-06-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Robert Young Appointed Chairman of the National Cancer Institute's Board of Scientific Advisors (12-04-2007)
November 2007
- Key City Council Committee Approves Transfer of Land in Burholme Park to Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-27-2007)
- Genuardi's Markets Raises $131,000 for Breast Cancer Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-16-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Carolyn Weaver Receives Oncology Nursing Society's Excellence in Patient/Public Education Award (11-13-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Brightens the Holiday Season (11-13-2007)
- Susan Echtermeyer Wins Regional Award from the Cancer Information Service (11-13-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Day-Care Receives National NAEYC Accreditation - Program Among First in Nation to Complete More Rigorous Accreditation Process (11-13-2007)
October 2007
- Quality of Life is the Most Important Indicator for Predicting Survival of Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (10-30-2007)
- Radiation After Surgery Keeps High Risk Prostate Cancer at Bay According to Large, Multi-Institutional Analysis (10-30-2007)
- Men, Don't Skip Your Prostate Cancer Treatment Appointments - Research Finds Missing Two or More Treatment Days Can Lead to a Worse Outcome for Some (10-30-2007)
- Open House for Experienced Nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Higher Doses of Radiation for Prostate Cancer Do Not Decrease Sexual Function Compared to Conventional Dose (10-29-2007)
- Trading Post Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Marlyn R. Fein Chapter Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Board of Associates' Friends of the Hospital Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Frances Borowsky Affiliate Chapter Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Fox Chase Chapter of Board of Associates Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Coastal Friends/Fox Chase Cancer Center Affiliate Chapter Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Bucks County Chapter Presents Annual Contribution to Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-29-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Board of Associates Presents $761,100 Check to President and CEO (10-29-2007)
- New Technologies Create New Challenges - PET Scans Track Small Tumors After Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (10-26-2007)
- Smoking Does Not Lead to More Aggressive or Advanced Breast Cancers (10-26-2007)
- Women With Breast Cancer Have Less Dermatitis When Treated With IMRT (10-26-2007)
- 2007 Election Results American Society of Cytopathology (10-20-2007)
- "Together, Facing Lung Cancer" to Be Held at Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-10-2007)
- Konski Named First Chief Medical Officer for Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners (10-04-2007)
September 2007
- Dog Lovers Hit the Streets for Fox Chase Cancer Center's Annual "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk (09-17-2007)
- J. Robert Beck Named First Chief Academic Officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center (09-17-2007)
August 2007
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Promotes Andrea Barsevick to Member in the Division of Population Science (08-14-2007)
- Angela R. Bradbury, M.D., Named Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-14-2007)
- Sameer A. Patel Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center's Surgical Oncology Department (08-14-2007)
- Fern Sanford Named Director of Annual Giving at Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-14-2007)
July 2007
- Superstar Athlete Billie Jean King Partners with Fox Chase Cancer Center in Cancer Prevention Campaign (07-24-2007)
- Kristin Wolcott Edwards Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center's Department of Radiology (07-19-2007)
- U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" Ranks Fox Chase Cancer Center As Tops In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware (07-13-2007)
- Western Diet Linked To Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Asian Women (07-11-2007)
- Margo and Robert Keith Donate $1.5 Million to Endow Chair Honoring Fox Chase Cancer Center's Immediate Past President Robert C. Young, M.D. (07-10-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Names Cancer Prevention Pavilion in Honor of Immediate Past President Young (07-10-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Re-Accreditation in Voluntary, Rigorous Program Evaluating Protection of Research Participants (07-05-2007)
- Crystal S. Denlinger Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center's Medical Oncology Department (07-05-2007)
June 2007
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Virologists Show How Memory T Cells Curb the Spread of Viruses Throughout the Body (06-27-2007)
- Loss of Cell's Antenna Linked to Cancer's Development (06-22-2007)
- Robert C. Young, M.D., Appointed Chancellor at Fox Chase Cancer Center (06-13-2007)
- Michael V. Seiden, M.D., Ph.D., Takes Office As Fox Chase Cancer Center President and CEO (06-01-2007)
May 2007
- Doctors Conclude Temsirolimus Is an Effective New Treatment for Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (05-31-2007)
- Increasing and Consolidating Radiation Dose Can Shorten Treatment Time For Women Who Choose Breast Sparing Treatment (05-30-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Susan Weiss Behrend Receives Oncology Nursing Society's Ellyn Bushkin Friend of the Foundation Award (05-22-2007)
- Gloria and Edmund M Dunn Establish Endowed Chair at Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-22-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Monica Morrow Elected to the Executive Council of the Society of Surgical Oncology (05-17-2007)
- Nurses' Week at Fox Chase Cancer Center Celebrated Yearly Achievements, Friendship and Fun! (05-16-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's V. Craig Jordan Elected to the American Association for Cancer Research Board of Directors (05-15-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening (05-14-2007)
April 2007
- Philadelphia Magazine Selects 32 Fox Chase Cancer Center Physicians for Its Annual List of "Top Doctors" (04-27-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Identify Key Gene That May Be a Marker of Breast Cancer Metastasis (04-18-2007)
- Enhancing Chemotherapy's Efficacy: Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Show a New Agent Has Synergistic Effect in Combination With Standard Drugs (04-15-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers da Vinci Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery for Gynecologic Cancers (04-03-2007)
March 2007
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Taps National Leader as Next President and CEO (03-22-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded Gold Seal of Approval From The Joint Commission (03-02-2007)
February 2007
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers GPS-like Tracking Technology During Prostate Cancer Treatment (02-20-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Some Lung Cancers (02-12-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Names Pam Kedziera Clinical Director of the Pain and Palliative Care Program (02-08-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Awarded Grant from Lance Armstrong Foundation to Study Weight Loss Intervention in Colorectal Cancer Survivors (02-08-2007)
January 2007
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Arthur Zwerling Completes His Doctoral Degree in Nursing (01-30-2007)
- Clifford Scott Perlis, M.D., M.Be., Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center's Medical Oncology Department as Director of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Surgery (01-29-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Kimberly Clinton Becomes Certified IRB Professional (01-10-2007)
- Sharon Schwartz Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center as Nurse Practitioner (01-10-2007)
- Nurses and Surgical Technicians Welcome at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Open House (01-08-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Announces Plans For Region's First Center for Women's Cancers (01-04-2007)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurses Fill the Halls with Holiday Cheer (01-03-2007)