Several studies have shown that young adults 18 to 25 years old commonly expose themselves to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, either from the sun or indoor tanning, without using sunscreen or other skin protection.This exposure is a known risk factor for skin c...

A news story in USA Today’s January 13, 2015 edition reported that a new cancer drug, Opdivo, is working so successfully that maker Bristol-Myers Squibb announced this week that it is ending a trial in lung cancer two years ahead of schedule. “We partici...

Over the last three years, the Chris Draft Family Foundation has been leading a national campaign to change the face of lung cancer. Chris Draft, a former NFL linebacker, has devoted much of his time the past three years to raising awareness about lung c...

Although we’re in the midst of winter and spring training for the Philadelphia Phillies still a few months away, the teams’ well-loved mascot, the Phanatic, warmed the hearts of patients, caregivers and staff when he made a surprise visit to Fox Chase Cance...

Sexuality and libido are hot topics now. Personal products and erectile dysfunction medications are discussed and advertised on TV, in print, and on the Internet by politicians and celebrities, by elderly couples and young starlets. Cosmo and Women’s Day bo...

At Fox Chase Cancer Center, we strive to strike a better balance between over-treatment of patients with a low risk prostate cancer and under-treatment of those individuals who are likely to succumb to this disease. In 2012, the United States Preventativ...