Cancer Archive — Page 19 of 69
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February 16, 2023
Tindle authors NCI guidance on treatment of cancer patients who smoke
Vanderbilt's Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, was one of the key contributors to the new Tobacco Control Monograph from the National Cancer Institute. -
February 9, 2023
‘Biopsy Queen’ reaches milestone number of procedures
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center's Krista Kuhnert-Gainer, ACNP has performed more than 20,000 bone marrow biopsies since 1996. -
February 9, 2023
Vanderbilt-Ingram joins CancerLinQ quality initiative
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is now participating in CancerLinQ, a technology initiative focused on improving patient care that tracks quality metrics in real time. -
February 2, 2023
Researchers clarify role of blood cell mutations in disease
Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new method to analyze mutations in blood stem cells that can trigger explosive, clonal expansions of abnormal cells. -
January 19, 2023
Pediatric surgeon’s medical career began with a lucky catch
While he was in medical school, pediatric surgeon Joseph Fusco, MD, learned in an unusual way that he had thyroid cancer. -
January 19, 2023
Surgeons target pancreatic cancer with electrons using new technology
Vanderbilt surgeons recently treated a pancreatic cancer patient using IntraOp Mobetron IORT with electrons — the first surgery performed in Tennessee with this new technology utilizing intraoperative radiotherapy in the operating room. -
January 12, 2023
Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility
To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows.