Accentuate the Positive: Eva Moon at the Joining FORCEs Conference

More than 700 individuals facing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer gathered at the Philadelphia Marriott for the 2014 Joining FORCEs Conference held by Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Basser Research Center for BRCA.As the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, performer Eva Moon spoke at the 2014 joining FORCEs Conference last month, integrating humor with the otherwise serious topic of hereditary cancer.Hereditary...

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Artist and Survivor Jacob Riley-Wasserman Inspires Flip4Cancer.com to Benefit Abramson Cancer Center

Jacob Riley-Wasserman has an eye for the interesting and unusual. After completing his studies in furniture design at the Rhode Island School of Design, Jacob planned to start a graduate program at New York University when he began having difficulty swallowing. He was only 22. “I had an endoscopy at Penn Medicine that summer, and went back to New York to begin to prepare for grad school,” Jacob remembers. “It was just before I was to start school...

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Join the Peter Skelton Sarcoma Research Foundation's Annual Walk/Run/Cycle This Weekend!

Join friends and family of the Peter Skelton Sarcoma Research Foundation to raise funds and awareness of sarcoma. Partial proceeds benefit the sarcoma programs at the Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital. Peter Skelton was a young man in his prime. He had a contagious laugh and a zest for life. On July 9, 2003, at the age of 36, doctors found a tumor. He had surgery in August, was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma, and was admitted to...

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Cancer-free, and on the Road - Jim Finkel's Survival Story

Jim Finkel was never one to shy away from a challenge. As a competitive cyclist in the 70s, he rode alongside some of the best cyclists in the world. Jim didn’t know it at the time, but his constant challenges to go faster, work harder, go longer distances, and fuel his body with proper nutrition got him in shape for the greatest challenge of his life – cancer.“Towards the end of 2012 I was having trouble breathing, either on or off the bike,” says...

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Penn's Basser Research Center for BRCA Presents at ASCO 2014

Early this summer, oncologists from around the world gathered to hear cutting-edge scientific presentations showcasing new findings in oncology at the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Investigators from Penn Medicine’s Basser Research Center for BRCA presented on a range of topics related to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Multiplex TestingKatherine L. Nathanson, MD, presented on 'multiplex testing" for hereditary cancer risk. Historically,...

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Melanoma, Lymphoma and The Three Young Reasons I Support Cancer Research

Rob is riding in this fall's Philadelphia Ride to Conquer Cancer®, a 2-day, 150*-mile bike ride that benefits the Abramson Cancer Center. In 2006, Rob's wife, Edith, lost her battle with cancer leaving behind three young children. Just months later, Rob was diagnosed with melanoma. In this blog, he shares his story. In 2005, I had it all – a beautiful wife, a high profile job on Wall Street, a wonderful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, and three...

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Penn's Amyloidosis Program Attend International Symposium and Report on Clinical Trials

Recently, several hundred investigators from around the globe gathered in Indianapolis, IN for the fourteenth International Symposium on Amyloidosis, April 27-May 1, 2014 to discuss the rare disease, recent findings, and ongoing clinical trials. Members of Penn Medicine's multidisciplinary Amyloidosis Program were in attendance and provide commentary on some highlights from the meeting.Amyloidosis: A brief summaryAmyloidosis is a group of diseases characterized by the buildup of abnormal proteins called "amyloid fibrils" in tissues and...

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