Fox Chase Cancer Center encourages all individuals to start taking steps to reduce their risk for cancer. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), more than one million Americans are diagnosed with cancer every year. Fortunately, people can help prev...

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF] By Elias Obeid, MD, MPH Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is when the cancer has spread to parts of the body other than the prostate, and is able to grow and spread despite tre...

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF]Medical research often relies on the availability of human samples (biospecimens), such as blood or tissue, to explore the basic biology contributing to disease risk or treatment outcomes. However, people...

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF] By Agnes Masny, RN, MPH, MSN, CRNP and Susan Montgomery, RN, BSN, OCN, GCN You may have heard that in January 2016, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of medical expe...

From Prevention Matters Newsletter, Spring 2016 [PDF] By Michelle Savage, MS, LCGC There is colorectal cancer in my family and several years ago I had genetic testing that included some hereditary colorectal cancer genes. This testin...

Fox Chase Cancer Center President & CEO, Richard Fisher, MD, hosted a reception at the Annual Meeting of the AACR on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 7-9pm at the New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center. View the reception photos on our Flickr...