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Epigenetics: A New Frontier in Cancer Treatment

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A Day in the Life of Dr. Sanjay Reddy: A Philadelphia Pancreatic Cancer Surgeon on a Mission

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June 10, 2016

High School Students Present Research through Fox Chase’s Immersion Science Program

On June 6th on the Fox Chase Cancer Center campus, more than 50 students from two Philadelphia public high schools presented their own scientific findings on understanding how dietary components affect oncogenic signaling pathways in fruit flies. This mini-...

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High School Students Present Research through Fox Chase’s Immersion Science Program

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June 2, 2016

Immersion Science Symposium for Philadelphia Students

  The Immersion Science Program at Fox Chase Cancer will be hosting a mini-symposium for Philadelphia public school students from the Academy at Palumbo and Abraham Lincoln High Schools on June 6, 2016 from 10:30-11:30AM in the Reimann Auditorium on the ...

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Immersion Science Symposium for Philadelphia Students

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June 1, 2016

21st Annual Trainee Research Symposium, June 3, 2016

The Annual Trainee Research Conference  provides the Center's trainee community with an opportunity to present their work as oral and poster presentations. This year's symposium takes place on the Fox Chase Cancer Center Campus. Download the Agenda and P...

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21st Annual Trainee Research Symposium, June 3, 2016

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May 13, 2016

Process-of-Care Clinical Trials in Surgery

Fox Chase Cancer Center surgeon Robert Uzzo has a commentary in Renal & Urology News about "Clinical Trials in Surgery: A New Paradigm." Dr. Uzzo, the Chair of Surgical Oncology and G. Willing "Wing" Pepper Chair in Cancer Research, explains the efficac...

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Process-of-Care Clinical Trials in Surgery

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April 18, 2016

American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Recent Research Highlights

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF] By Elias Obeid, MD, MPH Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is when the cancer has spread to parts of the body other than the prostate, and is able to grow and spread despite tre...

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American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Recent Research Highlights

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April 15, 2016

Biospecimen Research Participation in Chinese American Community

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF]Medical research often relies on the availability of human samples (biospecimens), such as blood or tissue, to explore the basic biology contributing to disease risk or treatment outcomes. However, people...

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