Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital's revised plan to build a 55,700-square-foot cancer center is facing opposition from residents, the Greenwich Times reported Sept. 12. 

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London found a link between pollution and lung cancer, and a possible solution to prevent it.

Six oncologists have joined new practices or received new appointments since Sept. 7.

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received a $78 million gift, the largest single gift in its 47-year history, from Stuart and Molly Sloan.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer appointed James Turkson, PhD, director for diversity, inclusion and strategy.

The FDA is warning healthcare providers about a rare, potential risk for certain cancers in the scar tissue that grows around breast implants, according to a Sept. 8 safety alert.

Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Cancer Institute received $300,000 from the American Cancer Society to expand its patient navigation program to rural cancer patients.

The Timken Family Cancer Center — the latest addition to Aultman Hospital's campus in Canton, Ohio — will accept its first patients Sept. 12, The Repository reported Sept. 7.

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health named Matthew Matasar, MD, MS, as chief of blood disorders.

Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University named Reshma Jagsi, MD, as chair of the department of radiation oncology, effective Nov. 7.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU Health appointed Paula Fracasso, MD, PhD, deputy director of the cancer center and senior vice president of the cancer service line at VCU Health.

Researchers at the Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital found early-onset cancers diagnosed before age 50 are on the rise.

The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center joined the Caris Precision Oncology alliance.

An analysis of two studies published in The BMJ found eating a lot of ultra-processed foods significantly increased the risk of colorectal cancer for men and heart disease for both men and women, CNN reported Sep. 1.

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Manhattan, N.Y.-based Lenox Hill Hospital opened a brain and spine metastasis program for patients suffering from metastatic cancer of the central nervous system, it said in a press release shared with Becker's.

The Austin-based University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a $145.7 million cancer and surgery center at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's McAllen Academic Medical Campus, MyRGV News reported Aug. 30.

Here are five cancer research donations and grants over $2.8 million that Becker's has covered since Aug. 1: 

Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health received $2 million from the Kansas City-based Sunderland Foundation to expand and update its cancer center, WIBW reported Aug. 29.

Here are eight moves from leading cancer centers across the nation that Becker's has covered since July 22: