Cancer Archive — Page 56 of 70
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October 28, 2014
Improving breast cancer chemo by testing tumors in a dish
A team of biomedical engineers has developed a new "tumor-in-a-dish" technology that promises to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy. -
October 16, 2014
Indiana couple hits the links to support melanoma research
A Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) melanoma patient is using his passion for golf to support melanoma research efforts at VICC. -
October 1, 2014
Optical imaging in drug therapy screens
A non-invasive imaging tool could test potential cancer therapies quickly to personalize therapy for patients. -
September 24, 2014
Study finds accuracy of lung cancer imaging varies by region
A new analysis of published studies found that FDG-PET technology is less accurate in diagnosing lung cancer versus benign disease in regions where infections like histoplasmosis or tuberculosis are common. -
September 18, 2014
Grant spurs lung cancer surgery research
Joe B. (Bill) Putnam Jr., M.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery, and colleague Felix Fernandez, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, have received a grant to investigate the most effective forms of surgery to treat lung cancer patients. -
September 18, 2014
Predators support powers pediatric cancer programs
The Nashville Predators Foundation recently presented a $318,242 check to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund. -
September 11, 2014
Skin cancer risks higher for soldiers serving abroad
Soldiers deployed to tropical and sunny climates are coming home with increased risk factors for a threat far from the battlefield: skin cancer.