Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (November 15, 2022)—Four Fox Chase Cancer Center faculty have been appointed to leadership positions by fellow members of the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (MPACS).

(PHILDELPHIA and MIAMI, November 10, 2022)— Fox Chase Cancer Center and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center announced a collaboration today with Pfizer’s Institute of Translational Equitable Medicine (ITEM) to launch a cancer genomics study to characterize novel genetic, molecular, and social determinants of cancer across populations of African Ancestry.

PHILADELPHIA (November 4, 2022)—Lauren Cappelletti, BSN, RN, CCM, a transitional care nurse navigator at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses as well as a visit from DAISY founders and previous award recipients.

PHILADELPHIA (October 31, 2022)—Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, has been formally named President and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center following a period of interim leadership.

PHILADELPHIA (October 25, 2022)—A small subset of patients who undergo treatment for head and neck cancer may require a gastrostomy tube many years into survivorship, according to a study presented today by researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

PHILADELPHIA (October 23, 2022)—It’s common for lung cancer patients receiving radiation therapy to miss a few treatment days. But how many missed days is too many? And can providers make up for the delayed treatments by increasing the radiation dose?

PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2022)—Jessica Karen Wong, MD, MEng, of Fox Chase Cancer Center will discuss new trends in the management of oligometastatic prostate cancer, including the increased use of localized treatments such as radiation that are increasing local control and improving outcomes.

PHILADELPHIA (October 21, 2022)—Shelly Hayes, MD, director of Fox Chase Cancer Center Buckingham and associate professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, was recently presented with an inaugural Earth Angel Award during the 5th Annual Pine2Pink event in Doylestown.