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November 17, 2022

Surgery for hereditary breast cancer

Similar rates of bilateral mastectomy in women with inherited mutations in high- and moderate-penetrance genes raises concerns about possible overtreatment of some patients, Vanderbilt researchers report.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 16, 2022

Cardiac antigen identified as mechanism for heart complication with immunotherapy-related myocarditis

Researchers from from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have identified the mechanism for the deadly heart inflammation myocarditis.

By Tom Wilemon
November 11, 2022

Study finds inherited link to appendix cancer

A Vanderbilt study is the first to show inherited risk factors for appendiceal cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
October 27, 2022

Study reveals pathways for aggressive prostate cancer subtype

Research from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has revealed new information about the molecular pathways of cribriform prostate cancer.

By Tom Wilemon
October 24, 2022

Metabolic signatures of Type 2 diabetes risk

Vanderbilt epidemiologists found 32 blood metabolites associated with obesity and showed that adding these to traditional disease prediction models improves accuracy of determining Type 2 diabetes risk.

By Kelsey Pinckard
October 20, 2022

Event set to make lung cancer screening more accessible

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is making the lung cancer screening more convenient with weekend appointments from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 12, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks

By Tom Wilemon
October 20, 2022

Osterman appointed chair of mCODE executive committee

Vanderbilt's Travis Osterman, DO, MS, has been appointed chair of the executive committee for the Minimal Common Data Elements (mCODE) initiative.
By Tom Wilemon
September 30, 2022

Vanderbilt Health Pleasant View now open

The new Vanderbilt Health Pleasant View outpatient clinic offers greater convenience to primary care and specialized medical services for patients in Cheatham, Montgomery and Robertson counties.
By Tom Wilemon
September 29, 2022

New Clinician Spotlight: Muhamed Baljević

Specializing in myeloma, amyloidosis and other plasma cell disorders, hematologist and medical oncologist Muhamed Baljević, MD, recently joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 29, 2022

Policy, resources crucial for lung cancer screening: study

Vanderbilt reseach shows that resources for lung cancer screening programs increased the number of veterans screened.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 29, 2022

Vanderbilt lauded for pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis care

Vanderbilt has been recognized as a National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence.
By Tom Wilemon
September 22, 2022

Nerve cells and cancer progression

Immature nerves and neural precursor cells increase in density as a type of premalignant tumor in the pancreas progresses to invasive disease, suggesting that blocking these cells may arrest malignant progression.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 15, 2022

Lung cancer detection program lands grant renewal

The National Cancer Institute has renewed funding for the Early Detection Research Network Lung Cancer Clinical Validation Center at Vanderbilt- Ingram Cancer Center.
By Tom Wilemon