The Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has been named New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's first U.S. care partner. 

Experts are beginning to observe how the loneliness epidemic is influencing cancer rates and mortality in the U.S., according to analysis published Dec. 2 in Cancer Cytopathology. 

The oncology industry is continuing to study cancer survivorship and understand its role in patient care, according to a Dec. 3 Cancer Network report. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Michael Wong, MD, PhD, to serve as the center's first physician in chief. 

Philadelphia-based Fox Chace Cancer Center is expanding genetic counseling to its Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.

A total of 50.7% of cancer patients said a provider had discussed fertility preservation options before starting cancer treatment, according to a study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open. 

For women under 25, cervical cancer mortality decreased 15.2% per year during 2013-2015 and 2019-2021, according to a study published Nov. 27 in JAMA. 

Studies show at least 30% of cancer patients struggle with depression and other mental health conditions, though they often go undiagnosed.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, designed to block tumors from weakening the body's immune activity, have been found to interfere with immune regulation in the heart. This side effect may lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study published Nov. 29 in Nature Cardiovascular Research. 

The Biden Cancer Moonshot marked the one-year anniversary of CMS finalizing six navigation service billing codes by sharing reported outcomes from a variety of navigation programs. 

Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System will establish a comprehensive cancer program through a partnership with Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine. 

Two recent studies, one from New York City-based NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center and one from Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center, have released findings regarding the behavior of cancer cells, laying the groundwork for future oncology research and treatment development.

St. Louis-based WashU Medicine has named its new outpatient cancer care building the Gary C. Werths Building, in honor of donors Richard Frimel and his late husband, Gary Werths.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will establish an oncology nurse scientist training program with the University at Buffalo School of Nursing with a $2.11 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.

Patients were 20.29% more likely to complete colorectal cancer screening through at-home testing compared to standard care, according to a study published Nov. 25 in JAMA Network Open. 

Cleveland Clinic's VeloSano Cancer Research Accelerator Fund raised $29 million in 2024, the most raised annually since the fund's inception.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Cancer Center has partnered with the Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance and Grundy, Va.-based Buchanan General Hospital to bring lung cancer screening to rural Virginia and West Virginia residents. 

Although lung cancer incidence rates are declining, more young and middle-age women are being diagnosed at higher rates than men, CNN reported Nov. 25. 

There have been 11 cancer-related novel drug approvals in 2024, according to the FDA website.

The President's Cancer Panel, an independent group tasked with monitoring the National Cancer Plan, has released a new report highlighting ways to achieve cancer care equity through technology.