Chemotherapy
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Vanderbilt lands significant patient-centered research grant
Patients and their families will have a more active role and voice in research designed to improve the quality and safety of patient care, thanks to a federal grant received by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers. Read MoreMay 22, 2012
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Offspring of childhood cancer survivors have no increased risk for birth defects
Children of childhood cancer survivors who were treated with radiation or some forms of do not have an increased risk for birth defects compared to children of cancer survivors who did not receive such treatments. Read MoreDec 15, 2011
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VUMC Researchers Study ‘Chemo Fog’
As many as 30 percent of chemotherapy patients suffer from chemo fog causing moderate cognitive brain impairment. With funding help from athlete and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying how to clear chemo fog. Barb Cramer has the story. Read MoreMar 21, 2007