When it comes to training the next generation of scientists, Alana O’Reilly and Dara Ruiz-Whalen are taking a new approach that moves beyond the realm of expos and science fairs.Together they run the Immersion Science Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, a c...
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Updated: February 26, 2020Oral chemotherapy is a type of cancer treating drug that is taken in the form of a daily pill or liquid, allowing for less frequent medical appointments.Over the past 20 years, more than 50 new oral anticancer medications (OAM...
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Updated: February 26, 2021Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths nationwide. Yet it doesn’t have to be so deadly.That’s because screening can find colorectal cancer before symptoms start—when it’s small, hasn’t spread, and is easiest to cure....
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Merrill Reese was the keynote speaker for the annual Fox Chase Cancer Center Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, April 20, 2018. Mr. Reese, play-by-play radio announcer for the Philadelphia Eagles on SportsRadio 94.1 WIP-FM, spoke of his passion for being ...
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Philadelphia Magazine named fifty-two Fox Chase Cancer Center physicians to their “Top Doctors” list for 2018. Leave a review for your Top Doc!Clinical GeneticsMichael J. Hall – Clinical Genetics (FCCC) Diagnostic ImagingGary Cohen, MD...
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One possible complication of certain types of cancer treatment is lymphedema, a persistent buildup of fluid that often causes swelling, usually in an arm or a leg. It often occurs in women and men with breast cancer who have had lymph nodes removed as part ...
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