Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA (April 29, 2024) —Following her double mastectomy in October of 2019, Agnes Judge fell into a deep depression – experiencing what she recalls as a “deep, dark place where only prayer could get me out.” Indeed, Judge credits her faith for lifting her up and setting her on a 50-state tour to raise awareness about breast cancer.

PHILADELPHIA (April 26, 2024) — Thirteen Fox Chase Cancer Center nurses have been honored as 2024 Top Nurses by Main Line Today in its May 2024 issue.

PHILADELPHIA (April 24, 2024) — The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) released its list of the 2024 Top Physicians Under 40 today.

PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2024) — One hundred and thirty-three Fox Chase Cancer Center physicians have been named to Philadelphia magazine’s “Top Doctors” list for 2024. Physicians on the list were nominated by a national survey of their professional peers.

PHILADELPHIA (April 19, 2024) — Lucia Borriello, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cancer and Cellular Biology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and Iyad Obeid, PhD, an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the College of Engineering at Temple University, each received $100,000 research grants today from the PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC).

PHILADELPHIA (April 15, 2024) — Physicians at Fox Chase Cancer Center have now treated 1,000 patients using the EnVisio real-time Surgical Navigation System and SmartClip Tumor Marker since Fox Chase became the first cancer center in the Northeast to implement the technology in 2020.

PHILADELPHIA (April 15, 2024) — With potential implications for quality-of-care and access to services, Medicare reimbursement for most common breast cancer surgeries declined significantly over the last 20 years when adjusted for inflation, according to a new study presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA (April 15, 2024) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to welcome patients to its newly expanded Buckingham site, which is located at 2365 Heritage Center Drive in Furlong, Pennsylvania.