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Fox Chase Cancer Center In Depth

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Philanthropic Support in FY21 Expands Research and Enriches Patient Care at Fox Chase Cancer Center

October 18, 2021

Medical excellence was top of mind for Temple Health donors this year, whose combined philanthropic support of education, patient care, research and service to the community totaled an impressive $52.5 million—$25.5 million raised for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, $16.8 million for Fox Chase Cancer Center and $10.2 million for Temple University Hospital.

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Riding the Caregiver Roller Coaster

June 23, 2021

Being a caregiver for a loved one with cancer can be frightening and heart-wrenching, but it can also be rewarding. In many ways, it’s a job as complicated as the disease itself.

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Coping With Cancer Weight Loss

June 14, 2021

Among the many changes that cancer and its treatment bring, perhaps none is more challenging than cachexia (pronounced “kuh-KEK-see-uh”), a wasting syndrome in which patients experience loss of body fat and muscle as a result of advanced cancer or malnourishment.

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

May 5, 2021

At the forefront of this pandemic have been nurses who, day in and day out, are charged with not only caring for the physical health and mental well-being of their patients, but also with an immeasurable amount of behind-the-scenes work that ensures that operations run smoothly.

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A Working-Class Scientist

May 4, 2021

Growing up in Barcelona, Spain, Israel Cañadas, PhD, was fascinated by the world around him and dreamed of a career in science.

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Cutting-Edge Care for Blood Cancers

April 16, 2021

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 Leukemia Research Foundation. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society estimates that 1.3 million Americans are living with, or are in remission from, leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma.