News Announcements

VUMC researchers find a way to ‘starve’ cancer

The following article originally appeared in the Jan. 16, 2018, edition of the VUMC Reporter.
 
  
 
 Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to starve a tumor and stop its growth with a newly discovered small compound that blocks uptake of the vital nutrient glutamine.

Vanderbilt Lung Screening Program Continues to Grow

The following article originally appeared in the Jan. 11, 2018, edition of the VUMC Reporter. 
 
  
 
 Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) Lung Screening Program for patients at high risk for cancer recently reached a milestone, enrolling more than 700 patients and performing more than 1,000 CT screening examinations.

A Look Back: Vanderbilt Radiology Gives Back in 2017

Last year, faculty, staff and trainees in the Department of Radiology participated in various department-sponsored community service opportunities where they donated time, money and goods to local and national organizations in need.