Cancer Archive — Page 59 of 71
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April 17, 2014
Free head and neck cancer screening event set for April 25
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Vanderbilt Department of Otolaryngology will hold the annual head and neck cancer screening event Friday, April 25, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. The screenings are free, open to the public and require no appointment. -
April 10, 2014
Photo: Sarcoma research support
The FTL Sarcoma Fund, in partnership with the T.J. Martell Foundation, recently presented a gift to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in support of sarcoma research in memory of Warner Music Nashville colleague Lindsay Walleman. -
April 10, 2014
Study tracks new lung cancer drug target
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified a potential new drug target in subtypes of lung cancer that are difficult to treat. -
April 3, 2014
Protein’s role in spread of colon cancer studied
One of the most formidable weapons in a cancer’s arsenal is the ability to spread to other organs. -
March 27, 2014
Study links stem cell gene to prostate cancer susceptibility
A gene on chromosome 8 — in a region of the genome linked to risk for many types of cancer — is particularly associated with prostate cancer susceptibility, Vanderbilt University researchers have found. -
March 27, 2014
3-D imaging enhances options for breast cancer screening
The Vanderbilt Breast Center at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks has added tomosynthesis mammography, an imaging technique that creates a three-dimensional image of breast tissue, to help screen patients for breast cancer. -
March 13, 2014
Free head and neck cancer screening set for March 15
Medical professionals in the Department of Otolaryngology will provide free head and neck cancer screenings, Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Craft Brewed, a local craft brew and home supply store, 2502 Franklin Pike.