What is Cardio-Oncology? Cardio-Oncology is cardiovascular care of cancer patients and cancer survivors. This field has essentially emerged as a result of the success of novel cancer therapies which have revolutionized care for patients. On the other hand, some of these successful therapies can lead to effects on the heart and vasculature. For example, there […]
I deliberately tie the hospital gown two ways, left over right, right over left to see which best covers my mastectomy scar before exiting the changing room. As I open the door, my prosthetic breast falls out of the bra’s mesh pouch in the plastic bag provided for my belongings. I don’t want anyone to […]
After two years of worrying about a nodule in her lung, Emmy Edwards said yes to surgery. She could have flipped a coin had the stakes been smaller. A nonsmoker, Edwards had been more worried about heart disease than lung cancer when the tiny lesions showed up during a cardiac CT scan. They were in […]
It’s been nearly 20 years since Linda McVay was given 44 pages of job listings for Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Determined, she read every single one hoping to find anything related to oncology. Finally on page 43 she saw the words she was searching for—medical oncology. McVay was working in a dental office after having […]
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center’s robust quest of discovery and extensive delivery of new treatment options for patients will continue to receive significant support from the National Cancer Institute. The NCI has renewed Vanderbilt-Ingram’s Cancer Center Support Grant and our designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center with an overall “exceptional” score and almost $30 million of funding […]
Kachnic is new chair of Radiation Oncology Lisa Kachnic, M.D., is now professor and chair of the Vanderbilt Department of Radiation Oncology. She came to Vanderbilt from the Boston University School of Medicine, where she served as professor and chair of Radiation Oncology and associate director of Multidisciplinary Cancer Research. She was also the chief of […]
Protein identified as potential target for lung cancer treatment A protein that transports the amino acid glutamine is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for non-small cell lung cancer, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers reported in the Oct. 1, 2015, International Journal of Cancer. Pierre Massion, M.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Medicine, and colleagues demonstrated that […]
Jude Kee’s amber eyes are framed with brown glasses—the better to see his favorite “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” show, which he requests over and over again, or to read his favorite books, like “The Little Engine That Could” and “Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop.” Since he was diagnosed with a rare form of eye cancer in 2014, […]
R01. One letter and two numbers, often considered the holy grail of grant funding. It is the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) original grant mechanism, typically offering $1 million or more over five years, with the possibility of competitive renewal for years afterward. But it can take years of research and reams of data to […]
Isn’t it interesting how one remembers the date? Mine was Jan. 11, 2011. I hadn’t been feeling well for a few months, and a lymph node in my neck was continually swelling. On that date, however, I had a CT scan for a suspected kidney stone. My doctor called with the results. When I answered […]
