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Patients can receive a wide range of cancer care services at the Fox Chase Cancer Center East Norriton - Hospital Outpatient Center.
Director of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center East Norriton – Hospital Outpatient Center
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Brain & Spinal Tumors, Metastatic, Sarcoma, Colorectal Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Vulvar Cancer, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Brain & Spinal Tumors, Prostate Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Stomach (Gastric) Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Uterine Sarcoma, Lung Metastases, Mesothelioma, Bladder Cancer, Penile Cancer, Breast Cancer, Skin Cancer, Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Pancreatic Cancer
I am honored to be a part of Fox Chase Cancer Center and am deeply committed to providing quality cancer care to individuals in our community. Despite an ever-changing healthcare landscape, patients can always rely on consistent, compassionate care here.
When COVID-19 hit, I decided it was time to retire from a lifetime of teaching art and do more traveling with my partner Joe. We purchased a tiny trailer and spent a year and a half visiting family and scenic vistas. Our travels were put on hold, however, when I was diagnosed with not one but two cancers.
I lost my hair, but I never even got sick, which I was fully expecting to happen. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but it never did.
Kwok Y, Kaiser A, Rice S, Cohen R, Mishra MV. (2018) Recent Advances in Radiation Oncology: Multi-modal Targeting of High-Risk and Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Current Opinion in Oncology. Accepted 2/6/2018.
Molitoris J., Diwanji T., Snider J.W., Bellavance E.C., Kesmodel S.B., Rosenblatt P., Tkaczuk K.,
Bentzen S.M., Cohen R.J., Nichols E.M., Cheston S.B., Feigenberg S.J. (2017) Increasing Utilization of
Regional Nodal Irradiation in Elderly Node Positive Women and Declining Emphasis on Demographic
Factors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. Epub ahead of print. PMID 28646345.
Nichols E., Kesmodel S.B., Bellavance E., Drogula C., Tkaczuk K., Cohen R.J., Citron W., Morgan M.,
Staats P., Feigenberg S., Regine W.F. (2017) Preoperative Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for
Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Phase II Trial, International Journal of
Radiation Oncology Biology Physics . 97(4):747-753.
Lin J.Y., Buebond-Langner R., Choi E., Cheston S., Nichols E.M., Cohen R.J., Bentzen S.M., Drogula C., Kesmodel S., Bellavance E., Rosenblatt P., Tkaczuk K., Slezak S., Feigenberg S.J. (2017) Effect of
reduction mammoplasty on acute radiation side effects and use of lumpectomy cavity boosts,
Practical Radiation Oncology. 7(5):e299-e308.
Diwanji T., Molitoris JK, Chhabra AM, Snider JW, Bentzen SM, Tkaczuk KH, Rosenblatt PY, Kesmodel
SB, Bellavance EC, Cohen RJ, Cheston SB, Nichols EM, Feigenberg SJ. (2017) Utilization of
hypofractionated whole-breast radiation therapy in patients receiving chemotherapy: a National
Cancer Database analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat.165(2):445-453.
Cohen R., Mehta M. (2017) Role of Radiosensitizers in Radiation Treatment of Gliomas. Glioma,
Progress in Neurological Surgery. In press, accepted date 3/1/2017.DOI: 10.1159/000467142
Arthur D.W., Winter K.A., Kuerer H.M., Haffty B.G., Cuttino L.W., Todor D.A., Simone N.L., Hayes S.B., Woodward W.A., McCormick B., Cohen R.J., Sahijdak W.M., Canaday D.J., Brown D.R., Currey A.D., Fisher C.M., Jagsi R., White J. (2017) NRG Oncology RTOG 1014: 1 Year Toxicity Report From a Phase II Study of Repeat Breast Preserving Surgery and 3D-Conformal Partial Breast Re-Irradiation (3D-CRT PBrI) for In-Breast Recurrence. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics. Accepted date, 3/4/2017.
Zaorsky N.G., Li T., Cohen R.J., Horwitz E.M., Uzzo R.G., Viterbo R., Buyyounouski M.K. (2015) Aspirin use decreases the risk of prostate cancer recurrence after post-prostatectomy radiotherapy. Journal of Radiation Oncology. 4(2):193-201.
Sharma P., Oakkar A, Hanna D, Boo D, Citron W, Cohen R., DeLuca R., Kasamon K, Markan Y,
Nimmagadda G, Oh M, Singh H, Boutros B. (2015) Contemporary Management of Non-Appendicular
Mucinous and Signet Cell Colorectal Cancer in Community Setting. Surgery: Current Research.
5(2):228.
Nichols E.M., Cohen R.J., Cheston S.B., Feigenberg S.J. (2014) Radiation Therapy in the Elderly with
Early Stage Breast Cancer: Review and Role of New Technology. J Nuclear Medicine and Radiation
Therapy. 5:204.
Boggs D.H., Feigenberg S., Cohen R. (2013) Profound Radiation Pneumonitis Preceding Pathologic
Complete Response in a Patient with Locally Advanced Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer. Applied Radiation
Oncology. 2(3): 4-7.
Li L., Li T., Cohen R., Anderson P., Goldstein L., Bleicher R., Freedman G. (2012) Identifying Patients
Who May Be Candidates for a Clinical Trial of Salvage Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation After
Previous Whole Breast Irradiation. International Journal of Breast Cancer. 2012:1-6.
Lubbe W., Cohen R., Sharma N., Ruth K., Peters R., Li J., Buyyounouski M., Kutikov A., Chen D., Uzzo R., Horwitz E. (2012) Biochemical and clinical experience with real-time intraoperatively planned
permanent prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 11 (3):209-13.
Awan M., Cohen R., Campassi C., Kesmodel S., Bellavance E., Tkaczuk K., Feigenberg S. (2012) Breast
MRI and Its Impact in Partial Breast Irradiation. Applied Radiation Oncology. October 2012:6-10.
Keller L., Cohen R., Sopka D., Li T., Li L., Anderson P., Fowble B., Freedman G. (2012) Effect of Bra
Use during Radiotherapy for Large-Breasted Women: Acute Toxicity and Treated Heart and Lung
Volumes. Practical Radiation Oncology. 3(1):9-15.
Tkaczuk K.H.R., Rosenblatt P., DeRidder A., Mahmood S.S., Mahtani R.L., Pukazhendi G., Kesmodel
S.B., Molitoris J., Cohen R. Metastatic Breast Cancer. In Handook of Breast Cancer and Related
Breast Disease. Tkaczuk KHR, Kesmodel SB, Feigenberg SJ, eds; demosMedical, 2016.
Feigenberg S.J., Cohen R.J., Sharma N.K., Husain Z., Chen S. and Dawson L.A. Stereotactic Body
Radiation Therapy. In Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery, 2nd edition, Edited by
Chin L. and Regine W.F., New York, Springer, 2013.
Inskip P., Ries L., Cohen R., Curtis R. Childhood Cancer.” New Malignancies Among Cancer Survivors:
SEER Cancer Registries, 1973-2000. NIH Publ. No. 05-5302. Bethesda, MD. 2006
Patients can receive a wide range of cancer care services at the Fox Chase Cancer Center East Norriton - Hospital Outpatient Center.
Patient comments
I was very pleased overall
Dr. Cohen is amazing. She is caring and professional. I feel very fortunate to be under her care.
This was an intro to my Radiation Dr. She was great and explained the plan for Radiation appt.She was great.
Dr Cohen was terrific!!!
I felt very comfortable with the entire team and did not just feel like a number. The provider spent the required time to explain all the medical issues and didn't treat me like another Insurance claiment!