2014 Archive
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The Story of Cancer: Pulitzer Prize-winning author speaks at VCU
Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D., Ph.D., an oncologist at Columbia University and author of “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer,” recently delivered two lectures to a packed audience at Virginia Commonwealth University’s historic Egyptian Building on the MCV Campus and at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts on the Monroe Park Campus.
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Simpler colonoscopies are safer
A new study by VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers discovered that as the complexity of colonoscopies increases, a higher risk of adverse events, such as GI bleeding or colonic perforation, are reported. Many factors affect the likelihood of those adverse events, including the surgeon’s colonoscopy volume and the type of the procedure and facility.
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Massey deputy director inducted into honor society for physician-scientists
Steven R. Grossman, M.D., Ph.D., deputy director of VCU Massey Cancer Center and Dianne Nunnally Hoppes Endowed Chair in Cancer Research for the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care at the VCU School of Medicine, has been inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).
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Annual Massey Research Retreat draws record turnout
On Friday, May 23, the annual Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center Research Retreat attracted more than 150 attendees to learn about the most promising cancer research being conducted at Massey and throughout VCU.
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Clevenger invested inaugural chair
Charles V. Clevenger, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Pathology, has been invested as the inaugural Carolyn Wingate Hyde Chair in Cancer Research.
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