Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

By Melissa Marino (from the Spring 08 Momentum) For most of human history, cancer remained largely hidden from view. Unless the tumor could be felt (breast cancer) or seen (skin cancer), this imperceptible intruder lurked quietly inside the body until its spread ultimately led to the death of the patient. With the discovery of radiation [...]

August 6th Update: VICC and Patient Power will offer a LIVE webcast exploring the potential link between cell phone use and brain cancer on August 22, from noon-1 p.m. Today’s Tennessean Voices & Views features “the buttons being pushed” about cancer risk and cell-phones, including a piece by VICC’s Reid C. Thompson, M.D. Read more: [...]

by Dagny Stuart A year-long construction project designed to double capacity for outpatient cancer care is about to bear fruit as the Henry Joyce Cancer Clinic prepares to move to the first floor of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Patients and visitors will see a vastly different registration area with staff at six welcome stations helping [...]

by Dagny Stuart Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has received a $125,000 research grant to support clinical trials in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer research. The two-year grant from the Aptium Oncology GI Consortium (AGIC) will be used to expand and supplement ongoing clinical translational programs in GI cancer. Jordan Berlin, M.D., associate professor of Medicine, is the principal [...]