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Life Unfiltered: Why I Opened Up About My Cancer Scare on Social Media

“I’m tired of hiding,” I say aloud to nobody. I’m alone on a travel assignment, scrolling Instagram in my room and thinking about how frustrating […]

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NextUp: The Navy Yard-Based Biopharma Company Engineering T-Cell Receptors to Destroy Cancerous Solid Tumors

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email ccunningham@phillymag.com […]

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The First FDA-Approved Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma Is Now Being Offered at Fox Chase

Though the American Cancer Society deems multiple myeloma a fairly uncommon type of blood cancer, nearly 35,000 new diagnoses of the disease are estimated for […]

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How Fox Chase’s Evelyn González Is Fighting Cancer Care Disparities in Philly

In a recently published paper about improving cancer care on a national level, experts zeroed in on the “inequities in healthcare that exist across the […]

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Fox Chase Cancer Center Just Launched a New Institute for Cancer Epigenetics Research


As Philly’s gene therapy scene continues to evolve, Fox Chase Cancer Center has announced that they’ve launched a professional organization dedicated to epigenetics, or the […]

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This New Device Is Revolutionizing Breast Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center

There’s no question that Philadelphia is a city with world-class cancer care. And that’s thanks in part to the fact that more and more, Philly-area […]

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NextUp: The Philly-Area Company Developing New Treatment Options for Advanced Cancers

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email ccunningham@phillymag.com […]

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How to Assemble Your Cancer Support Team in Philadelphia

While mapping out your cancer treatment plan is critical, so is finding a network of people to surround you throughout its course. Social and emotional […]

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How to Conquer Cancer in Philadelphia

When and where you’re diagnosed with cancer can make all the difference in whether you survive it. And if you live in the Philly region, […]

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How to Access Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatments and Clinical Trials in Philly

So you’ve heard those three words: You’ve got cancer. The journey from diagnosis to the bell-ringing celebration can be a whirlwind. There’s so much to […]

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NextUp: Carisma Therapeutics Is Engineering White Blood Cells to Kill Cancer

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]

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NextUp: Galera Is Reducing the Negative Side Effects of Radiation Therapy

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]

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NextUp: The Penn Spinout Inventing the Next Generation of Surgical Tools

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]

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What if Art Is the Best Way to Tell a Cancer Story?

On a side street in Bucks County, inside a refurbished textile mill, is a room full of color. It’s because of the paintings all over […]

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NextUp: The Local Company Expanding Access to Breast Exams

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]