Cancer Archive — Page 60 of 71

Illustration of numerous fuzzy, irregular purple-orange particles suspended against a warm orange background.
February 27, 2014

Probing the pathogenesis of leukemia

A new mouse model reveals gene clusters important in a treatment-resistant form of leukemia.

By Leigh MacMillan
Smiling woman with long reddish-brown hair seated in a laboratory, with shelves of containers, boxes, and scientific equipment behind her.
February 20, 2014

Studies shed new light on breast cancer development

Rebecca Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology, has spent her life trying to understand what makes things grow, from seedlings in soil to tumor cells in the body.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Stylized blue lungs on a dark background, with the right lung breaking apart into floating geometric fragments.
February 7, 2014

New direction for treating lung cancer

Targeting the production of molecules that promote tumor blood vessel development offers a new path for treating lung cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two doctors in white coats stand beside a Philips medical imaging scanner. One wears a bow tie, and the other wears a red tie.
January 30, 2014

VICC debuts lung cancer screening program

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has launched a new lung cancer screening program to provide low-dose CT scans for patients at high risk for the deadly disease. Current or former smokers ages 55 to 74 who have a history of 30 or more pack years of smoking are eligible for the scans.

By Vanderbilt Health News
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January 23, 2014

Human and Helicobacter co-evolution

By Vanderbilt Health News
Six adults pose beneath a “KAY YOW CANCER FUND” banner and beside a “WELCOME TO THE NCAA” sign at a grant presentation.
January 21, 2014

VICC receives $100,000 ovarian cancer research grant

The Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and The V Foundation for Cancer Research, has awarded a $100,000 ovarian cancer research grant to the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

By Vanderbilt Health News