Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Debra Wujcik, R.N., Ph.D., of VICC participated on April 26 in a national radio talk show for cancer survivors called The Group Room, hosted by cancer survivor Selma Schimmel. This show is part of National Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Listen to the Group Room Radio Show on Minority Cancer Awareness.

By Dagny Stuart Investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Meharry Medical College have completed a multi-year recruitment trial in which 68 percent of those minority patients eligible for a cancer clinical trial agreed to participate. The results were reported during the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference in Denver. The study is significant [...]

F. Peter (Fred) Guengerich, Ph.D., has received the 2009 award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The award, which recognizes the importance of chemistry to advancements in cancer research, was presented during the society’s annual meeting in Denver last week. Guengerich was honored for several [...]

Today’s Tennessean covers the 2009 Tennessee Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition Summit, “Passport to the Future: A Cancer-Free Tennessee,” that began at Meharry Medical College in Nashville on Thursday.  Quoted are VICC’s Debra Wujcik and Jennifer Pietenpol. “[One] problem is the lack of participation in clinical trials by minorities, said Debra Wujcik, director of clinical trials [...]

By Dagny Stuart The annual Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center research retreat will be held Tuesday, May 5, from 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Student Life Center. The focus of this year’s retreat is “Mechanics of Malignancy, Tumor Angiogenesis and Metastasis.” Speakers include Kari Alitalo, M.D., Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Suresh Mohla, Ph.D., National [...]

Long-term data, released today from a phase III clinical trial of men with advanced prostate cancer, show overall survival was increased with the use of an anti-cancer vaccine. This is big news not only for men with advanced prostate cancer, but it also gives hope that cancer vaccines can be effective against other advanced cancers. [...]

By Cynthia Manley A juggling performance company founded by a Vanderbilt University graduate student has partnered with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center on a social media project to raise awareness about testicular cancer. Catch It Early, an outreach initiative of Playing By Air Productions, takes a humorous and somewhat irreverent approach to cancer prevention with a [...]