Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 18, 2014)—Union workers from around the region will team up with the members of the Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local 14 – with the help of Stephen F. Pettit, the organization’s Business Manager – for the 20th Annual Mesothelioma Golf Outing on Friday, September 26 at Philmont Country Club (301 Tomlinson Road in Huntingdon Valley, PA). The golf outing, which takes place on National Mesothelioma Awareness Day, raises money for mesothelioma research at Fox Chase Cancer Center. To date, the event has raised more than $2 million. Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the lining of the chest or abdomen. It is directly related to the inhalation of loose asbestos fibers, putting those that work with asbestos and their families at high-risk for the disease.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 16, 2014)—Fox Chase Cancer Center – in partnership with Lilly Oncology, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) – will be creating the Philadelphia Hope Mural with staff, patients, volunteers, survivors, supporters, and community members on Thursday, September 18 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm on the Center’s campus in the Robert C. Young, MD, Pavilion (333 Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia). Once completed, the mural will be installed at a location near the Center.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 16, 2014) The distinguished members selected to receive the Fellow of ASTRO designation will be honored during an awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 16, at the ASTRO’s 56th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 16, 2014)—Men with prostate cancer may one day be able to predict when and how much various treatments will impact their urinary and sexual functioning, thanks in part to new findings that researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s 56th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 16.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 16, 2014)—Treatment with endocrine therapy and radiation therapy as part of breast conservation is the current standard of care for women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) invasive breast cancer. A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, however, shows that combination may not be necessary for all patient populations with the disease.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 27, 2014)—Fox Chase Cancer Center infusion room nurses Karen Lorek, RN, and Caitlin Foley, RN, will each be honored on Saturday, September 6 by Lisa’s Army – a local non-profit cancer organization – during its Inaugural Ball & Monte Carlo Night at St. Gregory’s Founders Hall (8701 Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia).

Update: This event has been cancelled.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 26, 2014)—On Friday, September 19 at 8:00 a.m. Fox Chase Cancer Center’s mobile mammography van – which brings breast cancer screening right into the community – will visit Councilman Brian O’Neill’s neighborhood office at The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #5 (11630 Caroline Road).

PHILADELPHIA, PA (August 19, 2014)—Mark A. Hallman, MD, PhD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology. He completed his residency in radiation oncology this June at Fox Chase, having served as chief resident.

Dr. Hallman’s primary area of focus is the treatment of patients with thoracic, hematologic, and genitourinary malignancies. He has extensive training in several specialized radiation techniques, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), and prostate brachytherapy.