Cancer

VICC researchers in spotlight at national cancer conference

New Vanderbilt research suggests patients with advanced melanoma — the most deadly form of skin cancer — could safely benefit from a combination of immunotherapy and targeted therapies aimed at specific gene mutations.

Rising tobacco epidemic in Asia linked to elevated risk of death

A new study estimates that tobacco smoking has been linked to approximately 2 million deaths among adult men and women in Asia in recent years and predicts a rising death toll.

Pet Therapy Research Aimed at Children with Cancer

Exploring Wilms tumor race disparity

Unique molecular “fingerprints” could explain the disparity in Wilms tumor incidence and point to novel, race-specific therapeutic targets.

Photo: Head and neck cancer screening

VICC’s Arteaga assumes presidency of AACR

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology and Donna S. Hall Professor of Breast Cancer Research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), assumed the presidency of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) for 2014-2015 during the group’s annual meeting last week in San Diego.

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