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April 7, 2016

Annual free screening for head and neck cancer set for April 15

The symptoms of head and neck cancer can be subtle, so to help catch the disease in its earliest stages the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will offer free head and neck screenings Friday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 17, 2016

Multi-institution cancer symposium set for April 2

The Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Tennessee State University Cancer Partnership will host the 15th Annual Cancer Retreat, Saturday, April 2, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. The retreat will be held on the Meharry Medical College campus, Harold D. West Basic Sciences Building, Room M001.

By VUMC News and Communications
April 9, 2015

Free screening event for head and neck cancer set for April 17

Of every 100 people in the United States, at least three men or women will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer in their lifetimes. These cancers can occur in the nasal cavity, sinuses, throat, lips, mouth, thyroid, salivary glands or the voice box (larynx).

By VUMC News and Communications
July 17, 2014

VICC’s Abramson lands breast cancer clinical research award

Vandana Abramson, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and a breast cancer specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has received the Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCF).

By VUMC News and Communications
April 17, 2014

Free head and neck cancer screening event set for April 25

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology will hold the annual head and neck cancer screening event Friday, April 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The screenings are free, open to the public and require no appointment.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 21, 2014

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center receives $100,000 ovarian cancer research grant from Kay Yow Cancer Fund

By VUMC News and Communications
November 14, 2013

Family’s support enhances cancer research training

John F. Brock III, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, his wife, Mary, and their three children have established an endowment to support an oncology fellowship at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. The Brock Family Fellowship will provide financial assistance long into the future for young physicians, postdoctoral students and medical investigators who are furthering their training in cancer research.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 31, 2012

Green tea found to reduce rate of some GI cancers

Green tea may lower risk of some digestive cancers.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 30, 2012

Vanderbilt-led study reveals racial disparities in prostate cancer care

Racial differences exist in quality surgical care, new research from VICC finds.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 9, 2012

Study links rare genetic marker to brain cancer

Investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and three other cancer centers have identified a link between a rare genetic variant and the risk of developing glioma.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 28, 2011

Protein family key to aging linked to suppressing tumors

The list of aging-associated proteins known to be involved in cancer is growing longer, according to research by investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the National Institutes of Health.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 29, 2011

Folate may lower breast cancer risk for some

Low folate levels may increase a premenopausal woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 3, 2011

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center launches online genetic research tool

A new online tool enables cancer patients and researchers to track the latest developments in personalized cancer medicine and connect with clinical research trials.
By VUMC News and Communications
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