Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

It’s been two years since Joan Meredith’s stem cell transplant for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although she is now “100 percent donor” and her new immune system appears to be functioning well, she remains vigilant against the health complications related to her transplant – like infections, for example. “I hated wearing the mask because I [...]

Most patients diagnosed with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) – a rare, aggressive blood cancer – will die within a year of diagnosis. No currently available treatments alter the disease’s aggressive clinical course. Utpal Davé, M.D., and colleagues are working to identify genes and pathways that drive or initiate ATLL. In the Oct. 6 issue of [...]

Vanderbilt University has issued an open invitation to the Middle Tennessee community to join the VU team for the 2011 Light the Night cancer walk which will be held Friday, Oct. 14. Light the Night is the major fundraising event for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s largest organization dedicated to funding research [...]

While September is a special month as it marks the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it is also a time to raise awareness about leukemia, lymphoma, childhood cancers, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, thyroid cancer and liver cancer. Leukemia and lymphoma affect children and adults. Leukemia is a type of cancer of the blood [...]

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) is gearing up for Light the Night, a fund-raising event for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Thursday, Oct. 7, at LP Field. Vanderbilt University will field a team for the visually exciting event which supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s activities to fund medical research, support government advocacy and patient assistance [...]

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is gearing up for the 2010 Light the Night, an awareness- and fund-raising event for the Leukemia & Lymphma Society, and we invite you to join us.