Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

BY: MELISSA MARINO A gene signature, first identified in mouse colon cancer cells, may help identify patients at risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a recent study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers. The findings, published in the March issue of Gastroenterology, could help personalize treatments for colon cancer — the second leading cause of cancer-related [...]

BY: DAGNY STUART Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Cool Springs is expanding its presence in Williamson County with the addition of Stephen Smith, M.D., assistant professor of Clinical Medicine. Smith becomes the fourth physician specializing in cancer care at the Williamson County oncology center. His practice interests include solid tumor management and hematological issues, including abnormal blood [...]

BY: DAGNY STUART Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have been re-accredited in the CEO Cancer Gold Standard from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. The CEO Roundtable on Cancer was founded in 2001 when former President George H. W. Bush challenged a group of executives to “do something bold and venturesome about cancer [...]

Dress in Blue Day for Colorectal Cancer Awareness is held annually the first Friday in March. Dress in blue and spread awareness that you can reduce your risk for colon cancer simply by getting a screening test. Colon cancer is 90% preventable and yet it is second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

BY: MELISSA MARINO Frank Chytil, R.T.Dr., distinguished emeritus professor of Biochemistry, died Jan. 31 at age 85. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1924, Dr. Chytil completed his doctoral degree in 1952 from the School of Chemical Technology in Prague and spent his early years in research at the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in the Department [...]

BY: DAGNY STUART Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has joined national and local partners to offer Aware for All — Nashville Clinical Research Education Day, on Saturday, Feb. 20. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Scarritt Bennett Center. During this free event, participants will receive health screenings and information about clinical [...]

BY: JESSICA PASLEY For nearly 15 years, Aramandla Ramesh, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology at Meharry Medical College, has studied environmental toxins and how they impact health. His most recent study investigated whether the formation of tumors in the colon of mice was the result of the presence of toxic chemicals and [...]

The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has recently opened a new suite for “stereotactic radiosurgery,” which uses the latest generation in radiation therapy technology.

Drs. Fen Xia and Anthony Cmelak observe as a patient is positioned for stereotactic radiosurgery for her tumor. This system, called Novalis TX, offers precision to the millimeter — about the width of a fingernail.

Following an extensive national search, Debra Friedman, M.D., has been named the director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Vanderbilt University.

BY: KATHY RIVERS Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is the official sponsor of the annual Pink Out basketball game on Sunday, Feb. 14. The VU Commodores women’s basketball team will take on the Kentucky Wildcats at 5 p.m. in Memorial Gym in a game to support breast cancer awareness and research. Players will replace the [...]