Johnny Cleveland thought he was having a heart attack when he went to a community hospital, but medical imaging revealed something suspicious with his pancreas. The retired educator from Red Bay, Alabama, then went to Birmingham for more testing where he was diagnosed with an intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm — a cyst in the duct […]
New urine test has higher diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer A new urine test that measures 18 genes associated with prostate cancer provides higher accuracy for detecting clinically significant cancers than PSA and other existing biomarker tests, according to a study published April 18 in JAMA Oncology. The urine test, MyProstateScore 2.0, was shown to […]
A multidisciplinary team of investigators who will probe the connection between obesity and cancer has received a 2023 Endeavor Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. The three-year, $3 million award will support four closely linked projects exploring the fundamental mechanisms that drive the obesity-cancer connection, taking advantage of a rich collection of matched […]
Gail Kraemer did what she wanted, how she wanted, when she wanted to do it. In her early years, she traveled through Africa and Mongolia big game hunting. Later in life, she got her pilot’s license and became an avid golfer. Whether she was jet skiing around Tellico Lake or hosting a dinner party, Kraemer […]
In this issue of Momentum, we highlight people who give hope, inspire innovation and improve cancer care. They are the force behind the scientific advancements, breakthrough therapies and treatment protocols at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center that help our patients achieve longer and better lives. Our cover story is about the resilience of an 80-year-old woman who underwent […]
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investigating whether sonograms of fallopian tubes can be effective for the early detection of ovarian cancer, and their ongoing study shows promise. Ovarian cancer is the most lethal form of gynecologic cancer because it is most often diagnosed at late stage. A study in WFUMB Ultrasound Open on […]
Leslie Sheffield’s life changed on her lunch break. The primary care nurse practitioner had a CT scan in the middle of her shift, thinking she had a kidney stone or urinary tract infection. It turned out to be a “very large” tumor on her bladder. “I automatically started researching and trying to figure out how […]
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center has performed its first lung transplant on a patient with lung cancer, and she is now cancer free. Carole Taylor, 48, of Nashville, Tennessee, said it all started with stiffness and soreness in her right shoulder. “It was growing increasingly stiff and got to where I couldn’t really move it,” she […]
It’s a quiet March day on the hematology/oncology floor at Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), and the calming sounds from an acoustic guitar are trickling out of Kayla Kidney’s room. Inside the room, Kidney, a Nashville, Tennessee, nurse who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in February, sat cross-legged on her hospital bed. Tori Langham, […]
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center collaborates with patient and community stakeholders in a bidirectional manner on research, cancer control efforts and quality care. The Community Advisory Board plays a key role in that mission by helping investigators design initiatives that have the appropriate outreach and engagement. One of the initiatives is the Southern Environmental Health Study. It […]
