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May 5, 2021

On the Front Lines of COVID-19: How Nurses at Fox Chase Held It Together and Continued to Give

By Marian Dennis In March 2020, Fox Chase Cancer Center was among thousands of healthcare facilities around the country facing the challenge of providing a continued high standard of care while adapting to changing information and protocols surrounding t...

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May 4, 2021

A Working-Class Scientist

By Marian DennisOriginally published in the Summer/Fall 2020 Issue of ForwardGrowing up in Barcelona, Spain, Israel Cañadas, PhD, was fascinated by the world around him and dreamed of a career in science.Cañadas, now an assistant professor in the Blood Cell...

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April 30, 2021

Five Questions About mRNA Vaccines, Answered

New approaches using mRNA as vaccines have led to the rapid development of two safe and highly effective vaccines for COVID-19. But if you’re wondering how it all works, well, you’re not alone. Although scientists have been studying mRNA vaccines for more t...

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Five Questions About mRNA Vaccines, Answered

April 16, 2021

Three Reasons to Seek a Second Opinion for Lymphoma

When you are first diagnosed with cancer, it’s normal to want to start treatment quickly. However, it is often advised that individuals seek a second opinion before deciding on a treatment regimen. Sometimes, a second opinion for a cancer diagnosis can g...

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Three Reasons to Seek a Second Opinion for Lymphoma

April 16, 2021

Cutting-Edge Care for Blood Cancers

By Marian Dennis Every three minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. These cancers, which include leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and many others, account for nearly 10% of all new cancer cases, according to the Leuk...

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Cutting-Edge Care for Blood Cancers

April 15, 2021

Is the COVID Vaccine Less Effective in Cancer Patients?

Over the course of the last 4 months, most of the population has jumped for joy at the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Getting vaccinated is exciting, and it is one of the major steps that we can all take toward ending this pandemic. We know that th...

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