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by Dagny Stuart Lynne Cargen of Brentwood, Tenn., is a former school teacher, an English major who spent most of her life trying to avoid science classes. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, Cargen felt compelled to learn as much as she could about the science of cancer, joined the Tennessee Breast Cancer [...]

by Leigh MacMillan The spread of tumor cells to various organs — metastasis — is the most deadly aspect of cancer. New findings suggest that it might be possible to stop this lethal behavior by making cancer cells “stick” to the primary tumor. Andries Zijlstra, Ph.D., and colleagues reported in the March issue of Cancer [...]

Dwight Lewis reports in today’s Tennessean about Kick Butts Day, a nationwide initiative “that makes kids leaders in the effort to stop youth tobacco use.” Elizabeth A. Williams, associate director in the Office of Minority Affairs at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, said more than 100 youngsters from across Davidson County are expected to take part [...]

African-Americans are far more likely to be diagnosed with and to die from colorectal cancer than whites or other minority groups. Despite this increased risk, a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers found that African-Americans are far less likely to undergo colonoscopy screening than whites, even when both groups have a family [...]

You may have seen the recently aired installment in the “Medical Advances” series on WKRN-Channel 2, “Cancer Innovations and Hope for the Future.” We have developed a Web page to answer questions you may have and to provide additional information about segments in the program. Where can I see the video on the web? See [...]

Sunday’s Tennessean featured Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Ph.D., who recently accepted the directorship of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. “Jennifer A. Pietenpol pulls out a map of the United States that shows Tennessee and surrounding states as having the highest cancer death rates in the country. “As director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, she considers that a [...]

by Dagny Stuart A weed-eater and a sharp-eyed brother set 22-year-old Charles Amos Clark on the path to Vanderbilt University, where he is now helping to organize the annual Marrowthon, a bone marrow donor drive, March 24-25. Clark was doing some yard work one afternoon in 2005 when he took off his shirt and his [...]

It’s a life-saving therapy, but scientists are learning that a persistent problem surfaces in many chemotherapy patients. The problem is chemo brain or chemo fog. Researchers say as many as 30 percent of chemotherapy patients suffer from chemo fog causing mild to moderate cognitive brain impairment. With the help of funding from well-known cancer survivor [...]

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has been selected as a Blue Distinction Center for complex and rare cancers by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, in collaboration with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. “BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is committed to identifying the highest medical value possible for our members,” said Ken Patric, vice president and chief medical officer. “That [...]

Vanderbilt-Ingram sponsored an hour-long program highlighting the newest cancer treatments and others just on the horizon as part of the ongoing Medical Advances series on WKRN-Channel 2. “Medical Advances: Cancer Innovations and Hope for the Future” aired on the local ABC affiliate and can now be seen streamed on this site.