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2000 News Room
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December 2000
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program (12-28-2000)
- Nurses Invited To Fox Chase Cancer Center's Open House (12-22-2000)
November 2000
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Daly Promoted to Senior Member (11-29-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Sigurdson Promoted to Senior Member (11-29-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program (11-26-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Part of an International Classroom for Young Scientists (11-22-2000)
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Found in Mothers Whose Children Receive a Bone Marrow Transplant (11-17-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Mentors Host Student "Shadows" For a Day (11-17-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Symbolizes Courage; Stands as Memorial To Loved Ones (11-14-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Program in Bryn Mawr (11-13-2000)
- Patient-Friendly Summaries of Fox Chase Cancer Center Clinical Trials Added to Web Site; Patients Avoid Complicated Language Designed for Medical Professionals (11-10-2000)
- New Treatment Technology Acquired by Fox Chase Cancer Center Reduces Radiation of Healthy Tissue (11-09-2000)
- Lung Cancer Awareness Week - Free Information Line (11-07-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Russian Cancer Center Forge Relationship (11-06-2000)
- Board of Associates Makes Annual Contribution To Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-06-2000)
- Holiday Gift-Wrap Booth Raises Money for Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-06-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Russian Cancer Center Form Relationship (11-03-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Practitioner Honored (11-02-2000)
October 2000
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Dog Walk Raises More Than $11,000 for Cancer Prevention Research (10-31-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Daly Promoted to Senior Member (10-30-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Hosts for Hospitals Offer A Helping Hand to Families of Patients (10-30-2000)
- Your Heritage Might Save a Life; Minority Marrow Donors Urgently Needed (10-27-2000)
- Radiation Plus Hormonal Therapy More Effective Than Radiation Alone For Certain Prostate Cancer Patients (10-25-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study: Some Prostate Cancers May Be More Sensitive to Radiation Treatment (10-24-2000)
- Quality of Life Study Examines Therapies for Lung Cancer; Outcome Suggests Tailoring Therapy for the Elderly (10-23-2000)
- Two Years of Hormone Suppression In Prostate Cancer Patients Improves Recurrence and Survival Rates; Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Says Study Indicates New Standard of Treatment (10-23-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Defines Complexities of New Modality in Radiotherapy of the Lung (10-23-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Links Oxygen Levels and Angiogenesis in Prostate Cancer (10-23-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Sigurdson Promoted to Senior Member (10-23-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Russo Awarded NCI Research Grant Funded By Postage Stamp Sales (10-21-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Sponsors First NCI-Supported Conference on Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Prevention (10-20-2000)
- Volunteers Needed at Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-13-2000)
- Fox Chase's Piccolo Certified in Health Care Compliance; One of First in Nation to Receive Certification (10-10-2000)
- October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Learn What to Expect When Getting a Mammogram (10-05-2000)
- Local Students Sell Lollipops to "Help Lick Cancer" (10-03-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Employees Give the "Gift of Life" (10-03-2000)
September 2000
- Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals Partners with Fox Chase Cancer Center: Cancer Risk Assessments Offered Free to Employees (09-29-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Elected Fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences (09-25-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Testing Anti-Angiogenesis Drug (09-20-2000)
- Galvin Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center as Director of Technology Transfer (09-18-2000)
- State Representative Dwight Evans Elected to Fox Chase Cancer Center Board (09-18-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurses Receive Top National Honors (09-18-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program for Children of Cancer Patients (09-13-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Stazi Milano Restaurant Host 11th Annual "Pedal for Prevention" Bike Ride (09-13-2000)
August 2000
- September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; The Cancer Information Service Offers Free Information About Inherited Cancer Risks (08-31-2000)
- 2nd Annual "Paws for the Cause" Dog Walk To Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-29-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center and Stazi Milano Restaurant Host 11th Annual "Pedal for Prevention" Bike Ride (08-25-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Geneticist Receives Nation's First Fellowship for Cancer Genetics Counseling (08-22-2000)
- Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines Written For Patients Revised; Updated Information More Comprehensive (08-15-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Nation's First Cancer Specialty Hospital and Pennsylvania's First Hospital to Receive Highest Nursing Honor; American Nurses Association Bestows Magnet Status for Outstanding Nursing Care (08-14-2000)
- Fox Chase-Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program Earns Special National Accreditation; Becomes First Adult BMT Program in Pennsylvania to Receive Recognition (08-09-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program To Help Wives Discuss Prostate Cancer (08-08-2000)
- Physical Therapist Appointed Co-Chair of Mayor's Wholistic Health Committee (08-08-2000)
- Leedy Appointed New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-07-2000)
- Local High School Students Display Research Projects at Fox Chase Cancer Center; Student Scientists Working Side-by-Side With Researchers (08-07-2000)
July 2000
- The Cancer Research Foundation of America and Fox Chase Cancer Center Offer Free Mammograms and PSA Testing to Delegates, Spouses and PoliticalFest Attendees During the RNC (07-27-2000)
- Air Products Teams-Up with Fox Chase Cancer Center: Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment Offered Free to Employees (07-25-2000)
- Mann Elected President of Fox Chase Cancer Center's Volunteer Board of Associates; Goldberg Completes Second Term as President (07-24-2000)
- FDA Approves Implanted "Pump" For Delivery of Chemotherapy; Used at Fox Chase Cancer Center For Standard Treatment for Liver Metastases (07-24-2000)
- America's Future Physicians and Medical Researchers To Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center (07-17-2000)
- Women Smokers Needed for Lung Cancer Early Detection Study (07-12-2000)
- CT Scan Added to Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Examining Genetic Link to Lung Cancer Risk in Women (07-12-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctors Lead Delegation to Aid Cancer Care in Russia (07-07-2000)
- "Plain & Fancy" Raises $79,500 for Patient Care and Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (07-06-2000)
- Daughter Sells Note Cards in Memory of Her Mother; Money Raised Supports Fox Chase Cancer Center's Nancy Fund for Ovarian Cancer (07-06-2000)
June 2000
- Sunoco CFO Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center Board (06-19-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Awarded "Medal of Valor" from The Wellness Community of Philadelphia (06-14-2000)
- Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing May Affect Marital Satisfaction (06-09-2000)
- Nobel Laureate and Former NIH Director Dr. Harold Varmus to Deliver Keynote Address at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Annual Postdoctoral Fellows Conference (06-05-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Needs Healthy Blood Donors For Research (06-02-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Free Screening for Breast Cancer, by Appointment Only (06-01-2000)
May 2000
- McKay Retires After 37 Years at Fox Chase Cancer Center; Leedy Appointed New Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (05-31-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Advises Consumers to Talk to Their Doctors about Herbs (05-23-2000)
- Two Years of Hormone Suppression In Prostate Cancer Patients Improves Recurrence and Survival Rates; Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor Says Study Indicates New Standard of Treatment (05-22-2000)
- Flea Market/Trunk Sale to Raise Money for Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-17-2000)
- Overdosing on Sun During Vacation Boosts Melanoma Risk, Says Fox Chase Cancer Center Chief of Dermatology (05-16-2000)
- "Plain & Fancy" Food Festival Benefits Cancer Research and Treatment at Fox Chase (05-12-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Names Dr. Stuart Lessin Director of Dermatology to Head Multi-Specialty Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program (05-11-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers an Afternoon of Free Skin Cancer Screening (05-10-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's 'Summer of Strength' Event Offers Free Cancer Care Information (05-10-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Honors Nurses (05-10-2000)
- Teen Honored for Volunteer Work at Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-05-2000)
- Eighth Annual Plain and Fancy Food Fest Returns to Fox Chase Cancer Center (05-04-2000)
- Three Fox Chase Cancer Center Virologists Elected Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology (05-02-2000)
April 2000
- Patterns of Disease Recurrence After Radiation Therapy Treatment for Prostate Cancer Suggest Cure (04-25-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Molecular Biologist Named V Foundation Scholar (04-18-2000)
- Physician Treatment Guidelines for Colon and Rectal Cancer Translated for Patients (04-17-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Smoking Cessation Class (04-17-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Exceeds Campaign Goal for the Prevention Pavilion (04-12-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Announces Opening Celebration for the Research Institute for Cancer Prevention; Evening Honors Individual Donors, Foundations, and Corporations (04-07-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Recognizes Third Annual Cancer Fatigue Awareness Day (04-06-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Selects Pharmacology Chairman Tew Fills New Faculty Chair Honoring G. Willing Pepper (04-03-2000)
- Early Prostate Cancer Detected in Molecular-Based Urine Test (04-02-2000)
March 2000
- Dance Exercise Classes Offered for Women with Breast Cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center (03-29-2000)
- National Cancer Institute Awards $2.4 Million to Fox Chase Cancer Center to Test Cancer Prevention Agents with Jefferson Medical College (03-21-2000)
- Cancer Information Specialists Available During Debut of HBO's Cancer Documentary (03-15-2000)
- New Instructor at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Complete Care Volunteers to Help Breast Cancer Patients Through Movement and Dance (03-14-2000)
- Lecture on Bone Marrow Transplant Honors A Late Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor (03-13-2000)
- Implanted Chemotherapy "Pump" As Standard Treatment for Liver Metastases Presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology Cancer Symposium (03-13-2000)
- Geneticist Testa Chosen for Fox Chase Cancer Center's New Carol and Kenneth E. Weg Chair in Human Genetics (03-10-2000)
- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Program for People at High Risk of Colorectal Cancer (03-09-2000)
- Study Offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center for Wives of Prostate Cancer Patients (03-06-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center To Offer Workshop For Cancer Survivors and Families (03-02-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Physician Receives Grant from Pennsylvania Department of Health's Tax-Refund Program (03-01-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Study for Patients with Multiple Myeloma (03-01-2000)
- Some Prostate Cancer Patients May Be Undertreated; New Study Shows Increased Radiation Doses Mean Better Outcome (03-01-2000)
February 2000
- Philadelphia Theatre Company Sends Cast of Wit To Visit Fox Chase Cancer Center (02-25-2000)
- Dr. Robert F. Ozols Elected Board Member of American Society of Clinical Oncology (02-22-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Newly Expanded Radiation Oncology Department Houses World's First MRI for Radiation Treatment Planning (02-22-2000)
- Nation's First Prevention Pavilion at Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Genetic Counseling and Prevention Programs for Families at Risk of Breast, Ovarian, Prostate, Lung or Colorectal Cancers (02-21-2000)
- Cell Biologist Zaret Named to New Fox Chase Cancer Center Chair - the William Wikoff Smith Chair Endowed by the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust (02-09-2000)
- Smoking Cessation Offered at Fox Chase Cancer Center (02-07-2000)
- Valentine's Gift-Wrap Booth Benefits Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center (02-03-2000)
January 2000
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives Grant From The Bell Atlantic Foundation (01-31-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Complementary Medicine Program Enters New Year (01-28-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Doctor To Sign Charter of Paris Against Cancer (01-24-2000)
- Volunteers Needed For New Gift Shop at Fox Chase Cancer Center (01-11-2000)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Smoking Cessation Program; Options Include Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy (01-10-2000)
- First-Ever Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines Translated For Spanish Speaking Patients (01-06-2000)
- Godiva Chocolatier Employees To Benefit From On-Site Cancer Screening and Risk Assessment Provided by Fox Chase Cancer Center Through Pennsylvania Department of Health Grant (01-05-2000)