Cancer

November 1, 2021

Breast cancer survivors: eat nuts

Breast cancer survivors who reported eating nuts regularly had 50% reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, metastasis or mortality, Vanderbilt epidemiologists found in Shanghai Breast Cancer Survival Study.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 28, 2021

Reid receives NRG Oncology early-stage investigator award

Vanderbilt’s Sonya Reid, MD, MPH, is a recipient of an NRG Oncology Underserved Minority Scholars Award.

By Tom Wilemon
October 28, 2021

V Foundation to support study of pediatric soft tissue sarcoma

By Doug Campbell
October 28, 2021

VICC’s Mayer departing to take new role with AstraZeneca

Ingrid Mayer, MD, MSCI, is departing Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a new role as an executive with AstraZeneca.

By Tom Wilemon
A new robot with a flexible camera and three different surgical instruments will allow more targeted surgeries for patients with head and neck cancers.
October 21, 2021

New robot enhances accuracy of head, neck cancer surgeries

By Emily Stembridge
October 21, 2021

Study to evaluate how environment impacts cancer risk

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is leading an ambitious project to assess the impact of environmental exposures on cancer risk for people living in Southern states.

By Tom Wilemon
October 19, 2021

Combo therapy slows prostate cancer

A new combination treatment showed promise in slowing the growth of castration-resistant prostate cancer in animal models, Vanderbilt researchers discovered.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 14, 2021

New marker for metaplasia

A protein that transports water, called aquaporin 5, is expressed by cells undergoing changes that may increase risk for gastric cancer development, Vanderbilt researchers discovered.
By Bill Snyder
October 14, 2021

Photoimmunotherapy offered in clinical trial for recurrent head and neck cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is recruiting patients for a clinical trial using photoimmunotherapy for recurrent head and neck cancer.
By Tom Wilemon
September 30, 2021

Study shows how a protein coding gene confers breast cancer susceptibility during DNA transcription

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center research is providing new insights into how genetic variants convey breast cancer susceptibility by altering the transcription factor proteins that convert DNA strands into RNA.
By Tom Wilemon
September 24, 2021

Funding renewed for Meharry, TSU, Vanderbilt-Ingram partnership on cancer disparities

The Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center/Tennessee State University Partnership has received renewed funding from the NCI to continue long-standing collaborations to eliminate cancer health disparities.
By Tom Wilemon
September 23, 2021

Clinical trial tests ATR inhibitor in difficult-to-treat cancers

By Doug Campbell
September 23, 2021

Eng named co-chair of NCI clinical trials steering committee

Vanderbilt's Cathy Eng, MD, has been elected co-chair of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Gastrointestinal Cancer Steering Committee.
By Tom Wilemon
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