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2002 News Room
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December 2002
- HHS Names Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Practitioner to Secretary's Advisory Committee; Secretary Tommy Thompson Taps Agnes Masny for Committee on Genetics, Health and Society (12-24-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Wallace Young Named Community Outreach Director (12-12-2002)
November 2002
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT); Acrylic Spheres Carry Radioactive Element Directly to Tumor (11-30-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse is Co-Editor of First Book for Nurses Regarding Cancer Genetics and Risk Assessment (11-27-2002)
- Jillella Joins Fox Chase-Temple Bone-Marrow Transplant Program (11-25-2002)
- Virologist Behrens, Hepatitis C Expert, Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center (11-22-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Chase Reduces Radiation Treatment Time for Men with Prostate Cancer with IMRT Plus High-Dose Radiation Implants-a First in the Delaware Valley Region (11-18-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Regulatory Compliance Officer Elected to Board of Directors of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (11-18-2002)
- Patients Receive Complimentary Copy of Lung Cancer: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, Written By Fox Chase Cancer Center Surgeon Walter J. Scott, M.D. (11-12-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Experimental Treatment for Lung Cancer; Radiofrequency Ablation Uses Heat to Eliminate Tumors (11-11-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Appoints Community Outreach Program Coordinator (11-07-2002)
- Philadelphia Dragon Boat Festival Post-Celebration to Carry-on Ancient Tradition; Inaugural Paddlers Invited To Sign Team Song or Chant (11-07-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tree of Life Ceremony Symbolizes Courage; Stands as Memorial To Loved Ones (11-07-2002)
- Esophagectomy Support Group (11-04-2002)
- Cukierman Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center's Basic Science Staff (11-01-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Lee Adler Elected Secretary Of the Academy of Molecular Imaging (11-01-2002)
- American Cancer Society's Cancer Control Award Given to Director of Nation's First Behavioral Research Core Facility - Fox Chase Cancer Center's Suzanne Miller Honored for Cancer Prevention and Control Work (11-01-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Dog Walk Raises $10,000 for Cancer Prevention Research (11-01-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurses Welcome Girl Scouts; Young Women Encouraged to Examine Career Options in Healthcare (11-01-2002)
October 2002
- Men With Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Can Learn About Treatment Options Without Leaving the Main Line - Fox Chase Cancer Center Radiation Oncologist Added to Fox Chase Medical Offices in Bryn Mawr (10-30-2002)
- Roman Named Infection Control and Quality Management Coordinator at Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-30-2002)
- Cancer Survivor Jazzes Up Fox Chase Cancer Center (10-30-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Studies Breast Cancer Drug Made from "Sea Squirts" (10-21-2002)
- For Prostate Cancer Patients at High Risk of Recurrence Don't Benefit from Short-Term Androgen Deprivation, Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Finds; Escalating Radiation Dose Is Better (10-09-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Finds Women with Past Pregnancies Less Likely to Develop Distant Metastases After Breast-Conserving Treatment for Breast Cancer (10-08-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Confirms Regular Mammography Screening for Women 40 and Older Finds Breast Cancer at Earlier Stage and Increases Eligibility for Breast Conservation (10-07-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Shows Men Who Had Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Prefer Treatment Over No Treatment and Rate Quality of Life "Quite Good" (10-07-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Adds CT-on-Rails to Radiation Therapy Arsenal (10-07-2002)
- Rowan University Engineering Students Contribute to Breast Cancer Research by Developing Valuable Research Tool (10-07-2002)
- Initial Avon/NCI Breast Cancer Research Grant Awarded To Fox Chase Cancer Center In "Projects for Patients" Awards Program (10-04-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Physician to Serve on American Joint Committee on Cancer (10-03-2002)
September 2002
- Miller to Receive American Cancer Society's Cancer Control Award (09-27-2002)
- Fox Chase Presents "Ask the Doctor About Lymphoma" (09-18-2002)
- Ovarian Cancer Treatment Guidelines Developed for Physicians Now Translated for Patients; Guidelines Provide Up-To-Date Treatment Advice Based on Research (09-18-2002)
- Nurses Welcome at Fox Chase Cancer Center's Open House (09-18-2002)
- "Tulli Motorcycle Ride for the Cure" to Benefit Fox Chase Cancer Center (09-17-2002)
- New Radiation Oncologist Joins Fox Chase Cancer Center (09-10-2002)
- Pioneering Cancer Geneticist Dr. Alfred G. Knudson Jr. Will Receive Fox Chase Cancer Center's 14th Wick Williams Memorial Award (09-05-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Looking for Volunteers to Help in Resource and Education Center (09-05-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Hosts 13th Annual "Pedal for Prevention" Bike Ride and Walk; Special Teams Honor Cancer Survivors (09-04-2002)
August 2002
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Selected as a "Great Place to Work;" Philadelphia Magazine Picks 10 Area Businesses as Tops (08-29-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Promotes Chernoff to Senior Member of Basic Science Division (08-27-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers R2 ImageChecker to Aid in Early Detection of Breast Cancer (08-21-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Breast Reconstruction Procedure (08-19-02)
- Fox Chase Appoints Weiner V.P. of Translational Research (08-12-02)
- Philadelphia's Inaugural Dragon Boat Festival Benefits Fox Chase Cancer Center (08-01-02)
July 2002
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Part of State-wide Bioinformatics Initiative for Cancer Research; Funds Received from Tobacco Settlement (07-22-02)
- Ozols, Internationally Known for Ovarian Cancer Research and Treatment, Named to Fox Chase Cancer Center's Newest Chair Endowed by the Weg Family (07-05-02)
June 2002
- Internationally Known Scientist Beatrice Mintz Named to Fox Chase Cancer Center's Newest Endowed Chair in Basic Science (06-26-02)
- Weiner, Honored for Research on Targeted Cancer Therapy, Named to Fox Chase Cancer Center's G. Morris Dorrance Jr. Endowed Chair (06-24-02)
- Hospital in Poland Welcomes Fox Chase Cancer Center Expert Physician (06-10-02)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Receives $2.8 Million Grant for Smoking Cessation Research (06-07-02)
May 2002
- Nguyen Named Fox Chase Cancer Center's Director of Clinical Gastroenterology (05-28-02)
- Graduate Nurse Program Receives Top Award (05-23-02)
- Haluszka, Former White House Medical Consultant, Appointed Fox Chase Cancer Center's Director of GI Endoscopy (05-21-02)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Alfred G. Knudson Honored with 2002 Special Award from ASCO (05-20-02)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Holds 10th Annual "Plain and Fancy" Food Fest - - Proceeds Benefit Cancer Treatment and Prevention (05-09-02)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Physicians Get Top Billing in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs 2002 (05-08-02)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers an Afternoon of Free Skin Cancer Screening (05-03-02)
April 2002
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist Receives Grant to Study Possible Link Between Childhood Measles Vaccine and Autism (04-10-2002)
- Could Mutant P53 Protein be Used as a Breast Cancer Marker? (04-10-2002)
- Two Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Share 25th Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Award For Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research (04-09-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist Receives Award from Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (04-06-2002)
- Study Shows Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) Tumors Highly Vascular (04-04-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Hosts First Regional Workshop for Hospitals Seeking Magnet Recognition (04-03-2002)
March 2002
- Halfball Tournament To Raise Money for Fox Chase Cancer Center (03-27-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers a "Personalized Vaccine" for Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer as Part of a Clinical Trial (03-19-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Honored with Award for Outstanding Service (03-19-2002)
- Mathers Charitable Foundation Funds Fox Chase Research on New Approach to "Fingerprinting" Gene Packaging in a Cell (03-18-2002)
- Humor May Help Women Undergoing In-Vitro-Fertilization Become Pregnant (03-16-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Study Demonstrates Need for Smoking Cessation Counseling With Spiral CT Scan for Detection of Early Lung Cancer (03-11-2002)
- Women At Risk of Hereditary Breast Cancer Do Not Know How To Communicate Risk with Family (03-11-2002)
- Men Underestimate Their Prostate Cancer Risk (03-11-2002)
- Cancer Center Leads with New Procedure (03-06-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Appoints Harry S. Cooper, M.D. Vice-Chairman Department of Pathology (03-05-2002)
- Golf Tournament Benefits Fox Chase Cancer Center Early Child Development Program (03-05-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Receives $4,700 Donation from Local Social Security Administration Employees (03-05-2002)
February 2002
- Association of University Technology Managers Chooses Harsche as President-Elect (02-28-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Study for Lung Cancer Treatment (02-20-2002)
- FDA Approves First Radioactive Antibody for Cancer Treatment; Fox Chase Cancer Center Involved in Clinical Trials Leading to Zevalin's Approval(02-20-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center's Graduate Nurse Program Receives Top Award(02-19-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Study Colon Cancer Risk Among Ashkenazi Jews(02-13-2002)
- Support Group for Women with Gynecologic Cancer Meets at Fox Chase Cancer Center(02-12-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers New Prostate Cancer Treatment With Fewer Side Effects; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy(02-08-2002)
- American Nurses Association Appoints Hambleton to Commission on Workplace Advocacy (02-06-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Experts Find Elderly Lung Cancer Patients Fare As Well As Younger Patients When Given Aggressive Chemotherapy Regimens (02-05-2002)
January 2002
- Can Colon Cancer Be Detected in the Stool? (01-30-2002)
- The American Journal of Nursing has named its 2001 Book of the Year; Fox Chase Cancer Center Nurse Authors Chapter on End of Life and Palliative Care (01-23-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Offers Topical Gel to Treat Precursor Skin Cancer (01-22-2002)
- Local Sewing Club Donates Pillows and Caps to Fox Chase Cancer Center Patients (01-11-2002)
- Brown and Keith Join Fox Chase Cancer Center Board (01-07-2002)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientist Awarded $117,000 for Research in Tuberous Sclerosis (01-07-2002)
- "Find a Cure Outing" Raises $49,000 for Fox Chase Cancer Center (01-04-2002)
- Cancer-Fighting Drug May Work in Prevention and Treatment (01-04-2002)