Liz PachecoOriginally published in Forward, Spring/Summer 2015Probe any successful institution’s history, and you will naturally find remarkable individuals. Rarer is finding remarkable leadership that comes from an entire family. Such was the case with the...
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In 2013, my 4-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer called Ewing’s sarcoma. In an instant, my world was shattered. I have worked as an oncology nurse at Fox Chase Cancer Center for almost 18 years. I have seen firsthand, the challenge...
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Originally published in Forward, Spring/Summer 2015 In the 1960s, says clinical geneticist Mary Daly, going to medical school seemed out of reach. “The thinking was that women couldn’t have both families and careers in research or medicine....
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“He’s handsome.” “Are you kidding? He’s ugly.” “That’s teal.” “Certainly not. That’s green.” “That song is beautiful.” “Good grief. It’s horrid.” What do these things have in common? They are subjective disagreements about things that are hard to ...
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Dr. Crystal Denlinger and myself, Dr. Jeffrey Farma, co-captained the Fox Chase Cancer Center Team for the Get Your Rear in Gear event on March 22, 2015. This was the first year we had participated as a FCCC team and it was truly a rewarding event. The C...
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It has been known for a long time that breast cancers tend to cluster in some families. With the discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, we have also learned that ovarian cancer is more common in families with breast cancer. Both breast and ovarian cancer ...
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