Fox Chase’s Cancer Conversations Series Welcomes Former New York Times Editor and Writer George Johnson

PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 24, 2014)—Fox Chase Cancer Center will be hosting a Cancer Conversations LIVE event featuring author George Johnson—former New York Times editor and writer—on Thursday, April 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fox Chase Auditorium (Center Building, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia). At the event, Johnson will discuss his latest book “The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine’s Deepest Mystery”.

In his book, Johnson recounts his wife’s metastatic cancer diagnosis and the journey that followed as he tried to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is an explosion of new ideas about what cancer really is and where it comes from. In what has been called a provocative and intellectually vibrant exploration, Johnson takes his readers on an adventure through the history and recent advances of cancer research that will challenge what many thought they knew about cancer.

Attendees should register for this FREE event by calling 215-214-3954 or sending an email to [email protected]. Books will be available for purchase at the event, courtesy of Joseph Fox Bookshop and Karen’s Korner Gift Shop.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

For more information, call 888-369-2427

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