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Presbyterian St. Luke's opens Denver cancer center
Denver-based Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center opened a dedicated cancer center in the city. -
Blood pressure drug enhances chemo benefits in pancreatic cancer treatment
Pancreatic cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., may have a promising new drug treatment, according to researchers. -
Researchers zero in on new way to determine breast cancer severity
Small calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications could reveal the progression of breast cancer, according to a recent study led by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University. -
How Sutter Health procedure treats lung cancer in 1 day instead of weeks
Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is touting a treatment that previously took multiple weeks and several visits for early lung cancer patients, which has been reduced to one day thanks to robotic technology. -
American Cancer Society creates new diversity center for prospective trainees
The American Cancer Society is creating a diversity cancer research training center to remove barriers for underrepresented students wanting to enter oncology. -
Cancer screenings rebound after COVID-19
Researchers found cancer screenings are rebounding, but new advanced cancer diagnoses are not rising, Epic Research reported Feb. 17. -
How Ochsner is leading the curve with universal genomic testing for chemo
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health requires genomic testing for two cancer drugs, which can determine a patient's metabolism to provide better patient outcomes. -
Dana-Farber researchers find link between multiple doses of COVID-19 vaccine and cancer patient outcomes
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers found multiple doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reduced mortality and negative health outcomes in breakthrough cases for cancer patients. -
Geisinger hospital opens comprehensive breast cancer center
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., opened a comprehensive breast cancer center Feb. 13. It marks the latest addition to the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, the Danville, Pa.-based system said in a news release. -
Prisma Health creates cancer endowed chair to honor retiring physician
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health is establishing a $3 million endowed chair named after its retiring medical director, W. Larry Gluck, MD, the Greenville Journal reported Feb. 13. -
5 systems seeking oncology leaders
Here are five health systems seeking oncology leaders: -
Court orders cancer treatment for 5-year-old, but parents want alternative treatments
A Minnesota court took a five-year-old boy away from his parents after they refused a two-year chemotherapy treatment plan for their son who showed no more signs of Leukemia, Fox9 reported Feb. 7. -
Cleveland Clinic takes next step in breast cancer vaccine trial
Cleveland Clinic is moving forward with its triple-negative breast cancer vaccine in a 1b trial. -
Kentucky cancer center creates $2.4M endowed chair
Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center received a $1.6 million gift to establish the John R. van Nagell, Jr. Chair in Gynecologic Oncology. -
How COVID-19 affected cancer screening
Ohio State University and Indiana University researchers took a closer look at delays in cancer screenings brought on by COVID-19, revealing that as high as 36 percent of certain screenings were delayed. -
5 cancer centers opening, expanding, suspending services
Here are five cancer centers opening, expanding or suspending cancer services: -
Remove fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, research group says
The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is recommending an aggressive ovarian cancer prevention strategy: Remove a patient's fallopian tubes if that person is undergoing pelvic surgery, The Washington Post reported Feb. 2. -
Biden administration building on Cancer Moonshot with 13 more initiatives
One year after reigniting the Cancer Moonshot goal, the White House has announced 13 more initiatives to further reduce cancer death rates and improve the experience for families surviving cancer. -
City of Hope to rebrand its Cancer Treatment Centers of America locations, restructure leadership to support integration
City of Hope today announced that its subsidiary, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, will soon undergo a large-scale rebrand. This comes as a part of the next phase in the health system's integration with CTCA, which it acquired just under one year ago. -
Top 10 oncology stories of January
Here are the 10 most-read oncology stories published by Becker's in January:
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