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Fox Chase Cancer Center Appoints International Expert as Chief Scientific Officer (7-28-2008)

PHILADELPHIA (July 28, 2008) — Jeff Boyd, PhD, of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute and Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer at Fox Chase Cancer Center. As scientific director, Boyd will be tasked with coordinating and charting the future course of research at Fox Chase.

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Fox Chase's V. Craig Jordan Named Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (9-4-2008)
V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, DSc, was one of five scholars from around the world to receive an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine on July 15, 2008 at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) headquarters in London. The award is one of the highest honors in British medicine.
Survey: "Tanorexia" Common Among University Students (9-2-2008)
A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center finds more than 25 percent of those surveyed at a large university reported symptoms of tanning dependence, including symptoms similar to alcohol and drug-addicted individuals. Suggestively, the study also found those with a tanning dependence tend to be more likely to be thin and smoke cigarettes than others.
Fox Chase, Temple and Geisinger Create Keystone Institute for Translational Medicine (8-12-2008)
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine and Geisinger Health System today announced a research collaboration that will speed the translation of medical and health-related discoveries into significant advances in patient care.
Fox Chase Cancer Center Investigates the Use of Ultrasound to Alleviate Severe Pain Caused by Cancer's Spread to the Bones (7-29-2008)
Cancer that has spread to the bone is one of the most frequent causes of severe pain in people with the disease. While medications, radiation therapy and surgery are sometimes effective in reducing the pain, a common technology being studied at Fox Chase Cancer Center may offer a new approach to alleviating the discomfort. It's called MRI-guided focused ultrasound or MRgFUS.

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