Cancer

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February 22, 2011

Protein ‘scissors’ cut path for cancer

The protein matriptase “cuts” a key component of the prostate tissue barrier and may be involved in prostrate cancer progression, new research finds.

By Leigh MacMillan
David Gius, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues are studying an aging-associated protein’s role in the development of breast cancer in older women. (Vanderbilt University/photo by Mary Donaldson)
February 1, 2011

Protein related to aging holds breast cancer clues

By VUMC News and Communications
January 31, 2011

Breast cancer patients with strong social network live longer

By VUMC News and Communications
July 21, 2008

Southerners living in U.S. cancer belt; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers study causes of malignancy

The South is known for many things: hot, steamy summers, iced tea laced with sugar and friendly people with a tendency to welcome strangers. But beneath the veneer of Southern hospitality and gracious living lurks a silent killer: cancer. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have their own name for the southern region of the United States: the "cancer belt."

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2008

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center named Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare CancersSM

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has been selected as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare CancersSM by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, in collaboration with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 13, 2008

Vanderbilt-Ingram Researchers Find Clue to Cancer Drug Allergies

Cancer patients from the Southeastern United States who are treated with the drug cetuximab, known commercially as Erbitux, are far more likely to suffer severe allergic reactions than patients in other regions of the country.
January 17, 2008

Pietenpol Chosen to Lead Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of Biochemistry, has been named director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
October 25, 2007

New review clears silicone gel breast implants of serious health risks; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers find no cancer link

Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants.
By VUMC News and Communications
August 29, 2007

Prostate cancer patients may be eligible for less invasive therapy; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center first in state to test new ultrasound procedure

Men with prostate cancer now may have access to a new, minimally invasive surgical procedure. Urologic surgeons at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will be the first in Tennessee to test the new Ablatherm procedure, which uses high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to destroy cancerous prostate tissue without any incision.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2007

Vanderbilt-Ingram clinic space expanding to meet needs of patients

When the dust settles on a new renovation project involving Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center‘s Henry-Joyce Cancer Clinic, waiting room space and exam rooms will nearly double to help meet the needs of an ever increasing number of cancer patients in Middle Tennessee and beyond.
February 22, 2007

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Receives Highest Level of Approval

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has received a three-year accreditation with commendation, the highest level of approval, from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS).
By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2007

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center receives $6.5 million grant to study tumor environment

Like a seed needs soil to grow and flourish, a tumor relies on its environment to grow and spread in the body -- something the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center will be exploring more closely with the help of a new $6.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
By VUMC News and Communications
January 29, 2007

Pietenpol Named Interim Director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Ph.D., has been selected to lead the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center as interim director.
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