Fox Chase Cancer Center News

CHICAGO, IL (April 1, 2012)—Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia have found that a protein associated with other cancers appears to also be important in head and neck cancer, and may consequently serve as a good target for new treatments.

PHILADELPHIA (March 29, 2012) – According to an annual survey done by The Scientist, a prominent life sciences magazine, Fox Chase Cancer Center is among the top three best places in the country for postdoctoral researchers to work and was the only top-ranked academic institution in the region.

​HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (March 18, 2012) — People are living longer with and after a cancer diagnosis, making survivorship clinics and programs—as well as official guidelines and practices governing the care of survivors—an important emerging component of modern cancer care. Many institutions are looking to gather these resources into an easily understandable plan for their survivors. Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal Oncology, a medical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center who will present on best practices in cancer survivorship at the NCCN 17th Annual Conference: Clinical Practice Guidelines & Quality Cancer Care™ on March 18, 2012.

PHILADELPHIA (March 7, 2012) – Fox Chase Cancer Center has been selected as a candidate for two LIVESTRONG Community Impact Projects—a program created to bring proven cancer support projects to communities across the United States.  Hundreds of qualified hospitals, cancer centers, universities, and non-profits from across the United States applied to be part of four different projects—  Creative Center: Hospital Artist in Residence, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, Advancing Joint Commission Palliative Care Certification in Cancer Centers, and Pillars4Life.  Applic

PHILADELPHIA (January 15, 2012) – Beat the winter blues by attending the 3rd Annual GIST Benefit Ball––an old Hollywood themed casino night that will help raise funds for cancer research at Fox Chase Cancer Center.  The event will take place on Saturday, February 18, from 7-10 p.m. at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia (210 West Rittenhouse Square).  Guests attending the ball will enjoy passed hors d'oeuvres and stations, dancing, silent auctions, raffles, music, and of course casino games. 

PHILADELPHIA (January 30, 2012) – Fox Chase Cancer Center and the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program have teamed up to design and produce a new mural, entitled Pathways, that portrays Fox Chase’s three main areas of focus—bold science, breakthrough medicine, and personal touch.

PHILADELPHIA (January 9, 2012) – A new study has found that when parents get tested for breast cancer genes many of them share their results with their children—even with those who are very young. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also revealed that most parents think that their children are not distressed when they learn about the test results.