Cancer
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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).