Lily Hensiek doesn’t remember much about the first time she was diagnosed with pre-B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) when she was 7 years old. “The big thing was the back pain that radiated down my legs. I could barely walk,” she said. “I mainly remember being shocked and confused. It was a big learning […]
In October 2023 the Food and Drug Administration approved a groundbreaking treatment for patients with liver cancer or liver metastases that uses focused ultrasound waves to destroy tumors. With philanthropic assistance, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin to offer this innovative therapy, known as histotripsy, in early 2025. Unlike surgery and other localized but invasive ablation […]
At one point or another as a little boy you are told, “Get over it.” These three words you wouldn’t think could do much damage, but deep inside they deteriorate a man’s ability to trust his feelings. Feelings are one thing, but trusting your health is a whole other bag of worms. What do you […]
We have made great progress in recent decades with cures and better treatments for many cancers, but that has not been the case with gliomas — tumors that originate in the brain — and particularly glioblastoma, the most aggressive form. With the assistance and support of families who have been affected by gliomas, we are […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
