breast cancer
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February 11, 2016
Annual Pink Out women’s basketball game set for Feb. 14
Pink will be the dominant color in Memorial Gymnasium Sunday, Feb. 14, as the Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball team participates in the annual Pink Out! game to raise awareness about breast cancer. -
January 7, 2016
VU professor designs special apron for breast cancer patients
A Vanderbilt professor has designed a special apron for breast cancer patients after first-hand experience dealing with chest drainage tubes following surgery. -
September 24, 2015
Team to explore using nanoparticles to fight cancer
Three Vanderbilt researchers have received a federal grant to study the use of nanoparticles to deliver potential therapies for breast cancer that has spread to the bone. -
April 8, 2015
Micelle “packets” deliver cancer drugs
Vanderbilt researchers designed micelle “packets” to selectively deliver anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells. -
February 5, 2015
Women’s basketball game to raise awareness of breast cancer
The stands inside Memorial Gymnasium are expected to resemble a sea of pink as fans don pink attire for the Vanderbilt Commodores Women’s Basketball game Sunday, Feb. 8, at noon. -
January 8, 2015
Enzyme affects tumor metastasis
A protein that degrades the “matrix” between cells participates in the development of lung metastases from primary breast cancer in mouse models and may be a good target for breast cancer treatment. -
November 20, 2014
Gene mutation linked to breast cancer therapy resistance
A group of Vanderbilt-led investigators has identified a new gene mutation that may explain why some breast cancer patients do not respond to anti-hormone therapy.