Cancer Archive — Page 56 of 68
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July 17, 2014
VICC’s Abramson lands breast cancer clinical research award
Vandana Abramson, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and a breast cancer specialist at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, has received the Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCF). -
June 19, 2014
HPV-positive head and neck cancer patients may receive lower radiation dose
A new study suggests that lowering the dose of radiation therapy for some head and neck cancer patients may improve outcomes and cause fewer long-term side effects. -
June 19, 2014
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. -
June 9, 2014
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. -
June 5, 2014
Pet Therapy Research Aimed at Children with Cancer
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May 1, 2014
Photo: Head and neck cancer screening
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April 17, 2014
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.