The total amount raised for ovarian cancer research and patient support by the annual Chic Awearness fashion show is expected to surpass $1 million with the 2024 gala, scheduled for 6 p.m., Sept. 20, atW Nashville, 300 12th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee. This year will mark the event’s 11th anniversary. Visit chicawearness.org to learn more […]
Eighty-year-old Lois Taylor is getting a big kick out of telling everyone she knows that she’s a celebrity. And she’s not wrong. Lois is the first person at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to undergo a fully robot-assisted, minimally invasive colon and liver resection to remove cancer performed by two surgeons under a single anesthesia. […]
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 […]
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 […]
“However small the chance might be of striking luck; the chance is there. The chance has to be there.” – Roald Dahl, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Stage 4 cancer monopolized three years of my life in my mid-20s. There is a platitude that likens the process of the diagnosis, treatment and survivorship of cancer […]
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 […]
Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, the former chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), became director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on Dec. 18, 2023. Rathmell became the NCI’s 17th director and only the second woman to hold this position leading the nation’s fight against cancer. She was chosen […]
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 […]
Vanderbilt’s Eden Biltibo, MD, MS, is one of the first recipients of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s Scholars Program, an initiative launched in 2022. Biltibo, assistant professor of Medicine, will receive $100,000 per year for four years to support her career development and research in “Identifying Effective and Cost-Conscious Maintenance Daratumumab Dosing.” She is one […]
