Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (October 5, 2016) – Fox Chase Cancer Center has been designated as a National Pancreas Foundation Center by the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF), the only institution in the Philadelphia region to earn this designation.

PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2016) – October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a time to celebrate more than 2.8 million American breast cancer survivors. Fox Chase Cancer Center reminds women of the importance of breast cancer screenings.

PHILADELPHIA (October 3, 2016) – Yanis Boumber, MD, PhD, will join the Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology and the Molecular Therapeutics Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center starting Oct. 3.

PHILADELPHIA (September 1, 2016) — Michael Jan Bartel, MD, has joined the Department of Medicine as a gastroenterologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

PHILADELPHIA (September 28, 2016) – Radiation treatment can be delivered to patients with prostate cancer at a higher dose and in a shorter amount of time with limited adverse effects, according to recent data from Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2016 Annual Meeting.  

PHILADELPHIA (September 27, 2016) – On October 9, 2016, grab your furry friend and head to Fox Chase Cancer Center’s 17th annual Paws for the Cause to enjoy a Sunday stroll in the beautiful fall weather while raising money for cancer research.

PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2016) – Fox Chase Cancer Center doctors will provide free rapid skin cancer screening in the Mobile Screening Unit at the 2016 Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. The screenings will be available from 7 am until 9 am.

PHILADELPHIA (September 26, 2016) – Thomas M. Churilla, MD, a resident physician at Fox Chase Cancer Center, presented the results of a secondary analysis of a prospective randomized trial at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2016 Annual Meeting.