Cancer
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January 10, 2013
Pancreas Center coordinates care for complex cases
Patients with pancreatic diseases can now access a team of multi-disciplinary specialists with one phone call to the new Vanderbilt Pancreas Center. -
December 24, 2012
A drug combo for ovarian cancer
Combining another drug with platinum-based chemotherapies may be more effective against ovarian cancer. -
December 20, 2012
Cancer markers from archived tissue
Archived tissue samples are yielding new disease biomarkers. -
December 7, 2012
Vanderbilt study finds diverse genetic alterations in triple-negative breast cancers
Most triple-negative breast cancer patients who were treated with chemotherapy to shrink the tumor prior to surgery still had multiple genetic mutations in their tumor cells, according to a study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) investigators. -
November 29, 2012
Polarity protein suppresses tumor growth, invasion
The machinery that builds the characteristic shape of epithelial cells suppresses breast cancer formation and metastasis in a mouse model. -
November 28, 2012
New faculty: Jie Deng’s care for patients inspires lymphedema research
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November 15, 2012
Study tracks antioxidants’ role in prostate tumor growth
Antioxidants promote cell growth in a mouse model of prostate cancer, Vanderbilt researchers report in the journal PLoS ONE. The findings provide insight into the recent controversy regarding antioxidants and prostate cancer prevention.