Within 30 days of being diagnosed with COVID-19, about 13 percent of patients with cancer died, according to a study published in The Lancet.

While Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have consistently battled for the No. 1 ranking over 20 years, U.S. News & World Report's list of best 50 hospitals for adult cancer has varied greatly in the last two decades.

Most U.S. cancer patients receiving treatment have reported a delay of their care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows.

Patient enrollment in clinical trials for cancer therapies has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

Cardiovascular diseases and cancer significantly increased the risk of death for patients who contracted COVID-19, a new study found.

A new blood test can detect more than 50 types of cancer, a new study found.

Patient visits for heart attack and stroke have dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to patient visits during the same period in 2019, indicating patients may be avoiding care for potentially life-threatening conditions, a new study shows.

Prominent cancer researcher Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD, has joined the Desert Research Institute and Renown Health, both based in Reno, Nev., the organizations announced May 18.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ended the first quarter of 2020 with an operating loss, despite seeing revenue increase year over year, according to recently released financial documents. 

Vaccines and anti-infectives are among the highest therapy priorities for U.S. health plans, according to a report from consulting and professional services firm ZS. 

More than half of cancer researchers report that their work has been temporarily put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.

A new artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately assess the risk of cancer associated with indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients' lungs, according to a study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Thomas Jefferson University will no longer purchase the Fox Chase Cancer Center from Temple University due to the "devastating economic impact of COVID-19." 

The amount of Americans undergoing routine cancer screenings has plummeted during the pandemic, according to Epic data cited by STAT.

The costs of dozens of cancer drugs were about 2.3 times higher in the U.S. than in Europe even though they had similar clinical benefits, according to a study cited by STAT. 

Current State

Researchers at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger have successfully used a blood test to diagnose presymptomatic cancer patients for the first time, according to a study published in Science.

Grisel Fernandez-Bravo, DNP, CEO of Memorial Hospital Miramar (Fla.), has had to find new ways to manage operations after treatment for her cancer diagnosis left her immunocompromised and susceptible to COVID-19.

New research shows that cancer patients who contract COVID-19 are nearly three times more likely to die that COVID-19 patients who do not have cancer, a new study shows.

Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital partnered with the International Society of Paediatric Oncology to launch a global COVID-19 data registry and resource center for pediatric cancer.