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December 11, 2012

Fox Chase Teams Up With the Flyers Charities for Halloween Fun

 As you may have heard, the National Hockey League is on strike. That didn’t stop Flyers Charities from holding their inaugural Halloween 5K Run and Family Fun Walk on Saturday, October 27!Fox Chase Cancer Center was excited to be a part...

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December 9, 2012

A Struggle for Funding

By Maddy Weber Originally published in Forward, Winter 2012   How one man saved a research institute Stanley Reimann was just one man, but in September 1930 he faced the daunting task of sustaining a fledgling research institute dedicated to unr...

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A Struggle for Funding

November 30, 2012

“Melissa, you have ovarian cancer” (part 2 of 2)

This is the second entry in Melissa’s blog (read first part here): My initial meeting with Dr. Mark Morgan and his nurse left me full of hope. He confidently told me that he would consider preserving fertility if things looked okay. I had to trust...

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“Melissa, you have ovarian cancer” (part 2 of 2)

November 20, 2012

“Melissa, you have ovarian cancer” (Part 1 of 2)

During the summer of 2007, I worked as a bartender at the beach. I wasn’t feeling well and came home every week for one appointment or another. I visited the emergency room several times due to back discomfort, nausea or pain down the back of my leg. I...

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“Melissa, you have ovarian cancer” (Part 1 of 2)

November 14, 2012

Prostate Cancer: Is PSA Screening Worth the Trouble?

In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force finalized a controversial draft statement recommending against routine prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. Praised by some, and harshly criticized by others,...

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Prostate Cancer: Is PSA Screening Worth the Trouble?

November 2, 2012

What Exactly is a “Head and Neck” Cancer?

When someone says, “I have head and neck cancer,” he or she is most often referring to a cancer of the lining inside the head and neck area. This could be inside the nose, back of the nose (nasopharynx), mouth, tongue, tonsil (oropharynx), throat or voice b...

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