Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Cancer investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) have confirmed that a specific cell-signaling pathway, PI3-kinase (PI3K), in breast cancers may be a promising target for new therapies. The study, led by Carlos Arteaga, M.D., professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology and leader of the VICC Breast Cancer Program, was published in a recent issue of [...]

In the three months since the ResearchMatch.org website was launched, more than 1,500 Tennessee residents have registered as research subject volunteers and more than 3,300 have been matched to a particular study. ResearchMatch.org is an online matching system that connects researchers with potential subjects across the country. The free and secure site is available to [...]

Breast cancer patients are invited to a free counseling session designed to help them cope with cancer treatment side-effects like hair loss and complexion changes. The Vanderbilt Breast Center’s “Look Good…Feel Better” class will be held Wednesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks.

The ability to repair DNA damage is essential to maintaining genome stability and protecting against mutations that cause cancer. Most cancers have some defect in the DNA damage response – a defect that can be exploited for purposes of targeted cancer therapies. A new class of targeted cancer therapies inhibits a DNA repair enzyme called [...]

During embryonic development, endothelial progenitor cells that will become the body’s first artery and vein (the aorta and the cardinal vein) mingle in a single vascular structure. The signals that make some of the cells choose to become artery and some to become vein are not well understood. Tao Zhong, Ph.D., and colleagues have now [...]

A new study from researches at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle suggests that taking fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s Harvey Murff spoke with ABC News about the study. He says that these findings add to a growing body of evidence that fish oil [...]

Songs from the Heart, a songwriting workshop for cancer survivors with songwriter Tricia Walker, will be offered July 27-28, with a concert of on July 30. This event is sponsored by the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Gilda’s Club Nashville.

Vanderbilt’s REACH for Survivorship Program and the Office of Patient and Community Education are among more than 20 cancer-related organizations who will participate in an innovative event July 17-18 that fuses arts, entertainment, and cancer awareness. Nashville-based Playing By Air, a variety arts troupe, will premiere its self-titled production, Playing By Air, at the Nashville [...]