Publications

At a time before research on individual genes was possible, the late Nobel Laureate Baruch S. Blumberg combined these approaches, saving millions of lives.

Roland Dunbrack was a toddler when Stanley P. Reimann died. But Reimann — founder of the Institute for Cancer Research, which evolved into Fox Chase Cancer Center — shared some striking similarities with the scientist Dunbrack has become.

Cancer can take people through a series of waiting rooms, infusion rooms, operating rooms, and hospital rooms. When it’s over, another problem can be lurking in a different room: the bedroom.

October 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of a landmark study that originated in a laboratory at Fox Chase Cancer Center. It's considered the starting point for a plethora of research that significantly impacted the field of cancer.

Like any good surgeon, Farma never slows down. He is on the go from the moment he wakes up with his children — helping his wife Daria get them ready for the day — to the time he leaves the hospital some 13 hours later.

The Immersion Science Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center introduces high school students to cancer research with hands-on learning.

It's rare to find remarkable leadership that comes from an entire family. Such was the case with the Dorrances, whose passion for advancing cancer care helped make Fox Chase Cancer Center into the distinguished place it is today.

Even in 1946, the Institute for Cancer Research, as Fox Chase’s scientific enterprise was then called, had women in four of the 10 laboratory head positions. Today women comprise more than 40 percent of the research faculty. Forward talked with Daly and two other Fox Chase women, chemist Jenny Glusker and virologist Ann Skalka—all considered pioneers in their fields.