Increasing diversity and accessibility to clinical trials is key to closing racial gaps in cancer care, Kathy Giusti and John Carpten, MD, wrote for The Hill Jan. 24.

Here are four cancer-related partnerships formed since Jan. 14. 

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center appointed Mary Dolan, PhD, its deputy director, the center said Jan. 19. 

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Planegg, Germany-based Eisbach Bio GmbH announced a research collaboration on Jan. 19 dedicated to discovering and developing precision oncology drugs that target synthetic lethal engines.

Recent cancer research has focused on nationwide death rates from the disease since 2019, lung-cancer assessment risks using blood samples and more.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph's Health announced a clinical affiliation Jan. 14 to bring patients expanded oncologic services.

Overall cancer deaths in the U.S. have declined 32 percent since 2019, according to a report published Jan. 12 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health and Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph's Health announced a clinical affiliation Jan. 14 to bring patients expanded oncologic services. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center named Elsa Flores, PhD, the associate center director of Basic Science, the organization said Jan. 11. 

The surgery department at Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has successfully performed its first cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy to treat abdominal cancer. 

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few weeks. 

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A personalized lung cancer risk assessment that includes a blood test, developed by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, identified 9.2 percent more lung cancer cases for screening and reduced referral to screening among non-cases by 13.7 percent, a study published Jan. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found.

Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah Health named Amit Maity, MD, PhD, chair of the department of radiation oncology for the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah.

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $40 million gift from Paula and Rodger Riney of St. Louis to further multiple myeloma research, the institute said Jan. 6.

Here are four cancer-related partnerships formed since Dec. 13. 

Placerville, Calif.-based Marshall Medical Center and UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., have announced an affiliation for cancer services allowing Marshall patients access to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, the systems said Jan. 5.

Here are five hospitals, health systems and cancer treatment centers that have expanded their cancer care facilities, opened new facilities, or shared plans to open new centers since Dec. 13. 

A portable and rapid prostate cancer screening kit developed by Cornell University researchers could provide early warning to populations with higher incidence of prostate cancer and limited healthcare access, the university said Jan. 4.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente implemented a new depression screening initiative for breast cancer patients after new research showed the intervention was successful in identifying patients needing behavioral healthcare, MyNewsLA reported.