Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (October 16, 2023) — Joseph Friedberg, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon-In-Chief for Temple Health, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Professor in the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Melissa Culligan, RN, BSN, MSc, PhD candidate, Director of Thoracic Surgery Research in the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, were recently appointed to new positions in the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig).

PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2023) — Jaylin Kellogg, MS, RD, LDN, CNSC, Nutrition Support Dietitian, and Kara Stromberg, MS, RD, CDE, LDN, Clinical Nutrition Manager, both at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Hospital - Jeanes Campus, presented information regarding the role of dietitians in end-of-life care at this year’s Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE).

PHILADELPHIA (October 13, 2023) — Temple Health was recently recognized with the American College of Gastroenterology’s (ACG) Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention & Year-Round Excellence (SCOPY) for its coordinated health campaign against colon cancer.

Cancer doesn’t stop, and neither do we. This was the sentiment amid gray skies and wet, rainy conditions at the 24th Annual Paws for the Cause Dog Walk, held September 10, 2023 at Fox Chase Cancer Center. The event raised more than $115,000 for cancer research and postdoctoral support at Fox Chase.

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) — In a recent study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center demonstrated how amplification and rearrangement of a gene associated with leukemia known as MLL is directly controlled by epigenetic factors, providing needed insights into a new therapeutic opportunity.

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) — Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University will serve as two of the principal investigators on the Asian American Community Cohort and Equity Study, which is part of a new seven-year epidemiological cohort study of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AsA-NHPI).

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023)—Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers will participate in the presentation and discussion of 11 research projects at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2023 Annual Meeting, which is being held in San Diego from October 1 - 4, 2023.

PHILADELPHIA (October 2, 2023) — Radiodynamic therapy at specific energy levels help effectively reduce tumor size in combination with the amino acid 5-aminolevulinic acid, according to findings presented by a Fox Chase Cancer Center researcher recently at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in San Diego.