It’s that time again: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: a time for celebration and renewed interest in curing the disease.But, amidst all the headlines dominating healthcare today many people may not be aware that the future of research at academic health...

Look at any group of 50-some women out at lunch together and you will invariably see some sleeveless tops in the cooler months. Some taking on and off of sweaters. Some fanning with a menu. Hot flashes are a nearly universal aspect of passing into menopause...

In a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, entitled, “Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Cancer An Opportunity for Improvement,” a group of experts discussed the findings from a National Cancer Institute working group desig...

The recent work of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) showing the underlying genetic changes for kidney cancer is groundbreaking, and it will lead to major progress in kidney cancer treatment (see related blog). But another exciting new therapy is already av...

Today, Fox Chase Cancer Center proudly announced that it has again been ranked among the top cancer centers in the country by U.S. News & World Report—coming in at 30th in the nation for the specialty of cancer care.Additionally, Fox Chase was ranked as...

Lymphedema is a condition of fluid retention and tissue swelling, which is commonly seen in the arms or legs after having lymph nodes removed in the setting of various types of cancers. When lymph nodes are removed, the drainage of fluid is blocked cau...