Until I was eight, my family and I lived in a New Jersey neighborhood for working families who received government interest rate subsidies to buy their homes. We then moved to a twin home in the Fox Chase/Burholme section of Philadelphia. I grew up in...
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Vivek Modi, PhD Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Roland Dunbrack’s lab Fox Chase Cancer Center [email protected] Biography I still remember reading The Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne, one of the first books I got ...
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In April 2016, Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS, a surgical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was asked to be a guest writer for the health section of Philly.com. As a surgical specialist who treats tumors of the urinary tract, among others,...
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As a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center offers our patients the most advanced treatment options through clinical trials, many of which are not readily available elsewhere.Here we highlight a...
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On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, the Friends of the Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center held a Blanket Project event at Fox Chase. The event was open to volunteers and staff to help make blankets from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Participants complete...
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In a report of the top five deadliest cancers, pancreatic cancer is listed as No. 3, and it has the lowest survival rate, at 8 percent, among those cancers. With these statistics, it is surprising that in 2013, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) allocated ...
Read More about Igor Astsaturov, MD, PhD, and Patient Melissa Kartasevich Attend Advocacy Day 2016 to Advocate for Funding for Pancreatic Cancer
