Fox Chase Cancer Center News

Temple University Hospital/Fox Chase Cancer Center to Offer Free Screenings During Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week®,

PHILADELPHIA (April 10, 2015)— Just because you can’t feel it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there.  Just ask the more than 100,000 Americans who were diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck (including thyroid) last year.

PHILADELPHIA (February 27, 2015)—Michael H. Levy, MD, PhD, Director of the Pain and Palliative Care Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center and one of the founding leaders of the American hospice and palliative care movement, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) – a professional organization made up of 5,000 physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers, dedicated to advancing hospice and palliative medicine and improving the care of patients with life-threatening or serious conditions.

PHILADELPHIA (March 24, 2015) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is happy to announce that the Philadelphia Flyers Wives are donating $400,000 to its Women’s Cancer Center—the region’s first center dedicated to the comprehensive needs of women with cancer—in support of various women’s health initiatives.

PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2015)— The prestigious designation reflects Fox Chase’s ongoing commitment to responsible lung cancer screening within an experienced and multidisciplinary clinical setting.

PHILADELPHIA (February 23, 2015)—Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology Department, an international leader known for offering the latest advancements in radiation treatment, has earned accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR) for another three years at both its main campus in Northeast Philadelphia and Buckingham facility.

PLAINSBORO, NJ (February 4, 2015) –  Through the new partnership, OncLive’s editorial and marketing teams will work with Fox Chase Cancer Center to highlight important oncology research and clinical practice news from the Center.

PHILADELPHIA (February 3, 2015)—Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Office of Health Communications and Health Disparities (OHCHD) once again received a grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund community-based breast cancer screening and patient navigation services. Fox Chase has been fortunate to receive this one-year grant for the past three years. It allows OHCHD to reach underserved, uninsured women with mammography screening and navigation to follow-up services.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 20, 2014)—Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease. The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for 2014 show that over 46,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and more than 39,000 will die from it. Now, research led by Timothy J. Yen, PhD, Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, reveals that one reason this deadly form of cancer can be so challenging to treat is because its cells have found a way to sidestep chemotherapy.