Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 6:30pmFox Chase Cancer Center Auditorium Catered reception courtesy ofWhole Foods Market – JenkintownThe event is free, but registration is required – register online, write to [email protected] or call 2...
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Physicians at Fox Chase Cancer Center are recognized experts in minimally invasive colorectal surgery, including laparoscopy, single-incision laparoscopy and da Vinci® robotic-assisted surgery.Unfortunately, the vast majority of colorectal surgery perf...
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While having too many options can be overwhelming at times, for a patient newly diagnosed with breast cancer, having a number of treatment options to choose from can be a good thing. Many women faced with breast cancer immediately assume that mastectomy may...
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Maddy WeberOriginally published in Forward, Fall 2012Becoming ‘comprehensive’ meant melding of culturesJust 40 years ago, the Fox Chase Cancer Center of today—a place known for providing top-level patient care and conducting cutting-edge research—was ...
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Originally published in Forward, Spring 2012 During her more than 50-year career at Fox Chase, geneticist Beatrice Mintz has helped to unravel the origins of cancer by asking what she calls “big questions.” These questions have led her to mak...
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Greg LesterOriginally published in Forward, Spring 2009 Fox Chase’s Baruch S. Blumberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1976 for his work in discovering the hepatitis B virus, the leading cause of liver cancer.He subs...
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