Cancer Archive — Page 64 of 71

Vanderbilt’s Mr. Commodore mascot wears a black hat with white feathers, a black jacket, and a bright pink shirt while holding pink pom-poms at a women’s basketball game; spectators in the background also wear pink.
February 7, 2013

Memorial Gym to go pink for breast cancer awareness

The Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball team will be decked out in pink uniforms when they take the home court this Sunday, Feb. 10, at 3 p.m., in a matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 31, 2013

Vanderbilt, GE unite to study colon tumor development

Vanderbilt University has partnered with GE Global Research in Niskayuna, N.Y., the technology development arm of the General Electric Company, to better define — at the cellular level — how colon tumors form and develop.

By Bill Snyder
Two male physicians in white Vanderbilt lab coats stand side by side in a hospital corridor.
January 30, 2013

Long-term effects of prostate therapies tracked

A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Two adults stand in a laboratory, with research equipment and another person working in the background. The man wears glasses and a light gray shirt; the woman wears a black cardigan over a patterned blouse.
January 17, 2013

Study helps define pancreatic cancer’s cellular origins

Vanderbilt and University of California investigators have discovered the “cell of origin” for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a finding that could lead to early detection methods and new treatments.

By Leigh MacMillan
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a man wearing glasses, a dark suit, and a striped tie.
January 10, 2013

Three new genetic links to colorectal cancer revealed

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified three new genetic “hotspots” linked to colorectal cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A doctor in a white coat speaks with a seated woman in a medical examination room. A poster, exam table, medical equipment, and wall-mounted blood-pressure cuff are visible.
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.

By Leigh MacMillan