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Radiation Safety in the News (02-05-2010)
PHILADELPHIA (February 5, 2010) – A recent series of articles in the New York Times highlights the importance of Fox Chase Cancer Center's rigorous radiation oncology safety standards.
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center Promotes Breast Care Navigation at Community Hospitals (02-23-2010)
Fox Chase Cancer Center Partners has introduced a new resource to aid nursing professionals who are new to this role. The “Breast Care Coordinators/Navigators Orientation Manual” is designed to help breast care coordinators and nurse navigators as they provide patient education, decision-making support, and overall coordination of care to breast cancer patients. - Enrollment Open for First-Ever Trial Testing Light Therapy for Smoking Cessation (02-18-2010)
Light therapy is very effective for treating a number of different problems, including depressed mood, sleep disturbances, cognitive difficulties, increased appetite, and difficulty concentrating. - Inspiring Hope with Homemade Art (02-15-2010)
Each piece of art submitted to the Holiday Hope Card Project will be considered by a committee for artwork to be featured on holiday cards that will be packaged and sold to benefit cancer research and patient programs at Fox Chase. In addition, the selected artists will be recognized on the back of each card. No art training is required to participate in the competition. - Fox Chase Cancer Center Introduces Love Versus Cancer (02-08-2010)
Fox Chase Cancer Center introduces a new initiative called “Love Versus Cancer,” which aims to honor and promote the strength and hope that love brings to the challenge of confronting cancer. Anchored by a new interactive website, “Love Versus Cancer” offers individuals who have been affected by cancer a vehicle by which they can easily connect with others who have been touched by the disease in public and/or private ways. - More Smokers than Non-smokers Accept HPV Vaccination for Their Daughters (02-08-2010)
Those who were more accepting of the vaccine were current or former smokers; had engaged in health promoting behaviors such as physical activity within the past month; or had not used alternative, complementary or unconventional therapies within the past year.