Fox Chase Cancer Center News

Fox Chase Cancer Center nurses Margaret Perri, BSN, RN, Elaine Spieller, BSN, RN, OCN, and Melissa Pfeifer, BSN, RN, presented a study at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress highlighting the importance of educating inpatient nurses in community hospitals on best practices for treating oncologic emergencies.

Colbi Carr, BSN, RN, a nurse in the Clinical Research Thoracic Unit at Fox Chase Cancer Center, presented a study at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress highlighting the importance of oncology clinical research rotations for undergraduate nursing programs.

Fox Chase Cancer Center nurses participated in presentations and discussions of a number of research projects at the 50th Annual Oncology Nursing Society Congress, which was held on April 9-13 in Denver.

PHILADELPHIA (April 3, 2025) — Histone lysine demethylases, or KDMs, were first documented in 2004 in a groundbreaking study that led to new understandings about the genetic mechanisms of cancer and other diseases. Now, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have marked the 20th anniversary of this landmark discovery with a new paper in the prestigious journal Cell that reviews two decades of research and advances.

PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2025) — Results from a study presented by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting suggest that chemotherapy followed by local excision is a promising treatment option for patients with node-negative low rectal cancer.

PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2025) — Removing and testing at least 18 lymph nodes during surgery was associated with more accurate staging and better survival rates for colon cancer patients, according to research presented today at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2025 Annual Meeting. The findings from researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center challenge the current standard of care for staging colon cancer, which calls for removal and examination of 12 lymph nodes.

PHILADELPHIA (March 24, 2025) — Matthew Mangold, BSN, RN, a radiation oncology nurse at Fox Chase Cancer Center, is one of three finalists for a national nursing honor, the 2025 Extraordinary Healer award, which recognizes oncology nurses whose compassion and expertise improve the lives of their patients.

PHILADELPHIA (March 19, 2025) — Jaye Gardiner, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was one of 10 rare disease researchers to receive a grant from the nonprofit Uplifting Athletes during its Young Investigators Draft.