Cancer Archive — Page 54 of 71
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September 17, 2015
Predators support for fight against cancer keeps rising
Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber and goaltender Pekka Rinne, along with Predators leaders and mascot Gnash, recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
August 11, 2015
Drug combos enhance ovarian cancer cell death
Drugs that target DNA damage improve ovarian cancer cell response to platinum chemotherapies, suggesting new therapeutic opportunities. -
August 6, 2015
Stomach cancer cues
Vanderbilt scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that promotes stomach cancer development, findings that could provide new opportunities for treatment. -
August 4, 2015
Exercise during teen years linked to lowered risk of cancer death later
Women who exercised during their teen years were less likely to die from cancer and all other causes during middle-age and later in life, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute in China. -
July 30, 2015
Brown to head cancer registry for Y-90 tumor treatments
Dan Brown, M.D., professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences and chief of Interventional Oncology, will spearhead a national Vanderbilt-led research registry that tracks cancer patients whose tumors are treated with Yttrium-90 (Y-90), a radioactive isotope. -
July 30, 2015
Singer’s selfless gift benefits lung cancer program
In a town full of amazing singers, Nashville songstress Dawn Sears’ voice was something special. -
July 23, 2015
Study explores protein’s role in inflammation-associated cancer
An antioxidant protein may protect against colon cancer that develops in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting new strategies for reducing colon cancer risk in these patients.