The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer has released recommendations for providers caring for transgender patients with cancer who may experience unique challenges in healthcare settings. Based on a review of available literature, the recommendations were published Dec. 9 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the flagship journal of the American Cancer Society. 

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital has received a $100 million gift from Herb Chambers, a local entrepreneur and philanthropist, to support the construction of a new facility that will house the Mass General Cancer Center upon completion.

Routine cervical cancer screening typically requires patients to receive Pap smears every three years. On Dec. 10, a national task force put forth a new screening recommendation for women 30 and older: HPV testing every five years with the option to self-collect their sample.

A team from New York City-based NYU Langone Health is among the first to treat a rare radiation treatment complication with a new robotic procedure.

To address the needs of older adult patients undergoing cancer surgery, the American College of Surgeons developed a Geriatric Surgery Verification program. Implementing the program's guidelines resulted in a 72% lower risk of increased postoperative care needs, according to a Dec. 10 study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Medical experts are questioning whether digital breast tomosynthesis, also known as 3D mammography, will contribute to lowering the breast cancer death rate or normalize the overtreatment of cancers that may never have progressed, The New York Times reported Dec. 9.

While some cancer treatment rates continue to increase, rates for HPV-related cancers have dropped almost 28% for one age group since 2016, according to a FAIR Health report published Dec. 10.

Atlanta, Ga.-based Northside Hospital has launched a survivorship program to educate and support patients after completing cancer treatment. 

Atlantic Health System's Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center is rolling out a new, minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of advanced lung cancer. 

UChicago Medicine has appointed Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, its radiation and cellular oncology leader.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will establish a new Cancer Identification and Precision Oncology Center with an up to $10 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

Global lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren has opened its third U.S. cancer center, according to a Dec. 5 report from Elle. 

Prevention and screening were collectively responsible for averting 80% of breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer deaths between 1975 and 2020, according to a study brief published Dec. 5 in JAMA Oncology. 

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.