Fox Chase Cancer Center News

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 12, 2014)—Veterans are at a greater risk of getting lung cancer than civilian populations because of higher smoking rates and the exposure they had to known carcinogens during active duty.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 10, 2014)—The Board of Associates, a long standing group of volunteers who support patient care and cancer research at Fox Chase Cancer Center through various fundraising efforts, recently presented their annual donation of $710,200 to Fox Chase President and CEO Richard I. Fisher, MD. Since their founding in 1965, the Board of Associates has raised and contributed more than $21.5 million dollars for Fox Chase.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 30, 2014)—Have you ever wondered how you can make a difference in health care? And not just your health care, but the care of others, too? What better time to gain knowledge about what you can do than during Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month and who better to learn from than Beth Chernoff – a breast cancer survivor and patient advocate.  

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 28, 2014)—The Pennsylvania Division, Southeast Region of the American Cancer Society recently honored Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University School of Medicine for the work of key individuals within their organizations whose gifts of time and talent better the chances of living in a cancer-free world. Those honored received their awards at the Society’s Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in King of Prussia, PA. 

The event will help patients and caregivers find emotional support and information as they face lung cancer and its treatments

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 28, 2014)—Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Lung Cancer Alliance and 6ABC Consumer Reporter Nydia Han, join forces to host a FREE event designed to help patients and caregivers find emotional support and information as they face lung cancer and its treatments.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 14, 2014)—The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has published the 20th annual editions of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Colon and Rectal Cancers. Two of the eight original NCCN Guidelines®, these NCCN Guidelines were initially published in 1996.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 1, 2014)—Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, an international leader in translational research and one of 40 active American Cancer Society Research Professors, has been appointed Deputy Cancer Center Director for Translational Research and Co-Program Leader in Developmental Therapeutics at Fox Chase Cancer Center. In addition to the new leadership roles he will be assuming in the research domain at Fox Chase, Dr. El-Deiry will provide direct patient care to those seeking treatment for colorectal cancer.

Study shows that among those whose cancer was triggered by a virus, any lingering bumps after chemotherapy and radiation tend to be benign.