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Houston Methodist hospital 1st in region to perform prostate cancer procedure
Houston Methodist Willowbrook became the first hospital in the area to perform a transurethral ultrasound ablation, an advanced treatment for prostate cancer, the Houston Chronicle reported April 8. -
Moffitt identifies key factor in colorectal cancer development
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identified an immunosuppressive environment is key to the progression of colorectal cancer development, the center said April 7. -
Keck Medicine opens new cancer center in California
Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine opened a new cancer center in Newport Beach, Calif., to expand its oncologic services, the system said in an email shared with Becker's. -
Fox Chase names 1st deputy director
Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System, has selected Elizabeth Plimack, MD, as its inaugural deputy director. -
IU Health joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center became the newest National Comprehensive Cancer Network cancer center, making it the only member center in the state. -
Miami cancer center unveils Engineering Cancer Cures program: 3 notes
The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the university's college of engineering have launched Engineering Cancer Cures — an initiative focused on leveraging novel technologies to improve detection and advance cancer treatments. -
Yale: Black patients more likely to experience substandard gastrointestinal surgery
Black gastrointestinal cancer patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard surgery for treatment of the disease, a study published April 4 in JAMA Network Open found. -
4 Seattle cancer centers restructure partnership
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine have restructured their long-standing partnership and formed a unified adult cancer research and care center. -
8 oncologists on the move
The following oncologists joined new practices or organizations in the last few weeks: -
North Carolina cancer center board's resignation tops oncology stories for March
News about an entire North Carolina cancer center board resigning in light of the director's removal was Becker's most read oncology story in March. -
Staten Island U Hospital taps new chair of radiation oncology
Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital appointed Chika Madu, MD, its new chair of radiation oncology, silive.com reported March 31. -
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center using new chemotherapy scheduling system
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Phoenix has implemented a system that schedules outpatient chemotherapy appointments throughout the day to avoid crowding in its facilities, the center said March 29. -
Miami cancer center names associate director for administration
Dorothy Graves, PhD, has joined Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as assistant vice president and associate director for administration. -
Albert Einstein Cancer Center appoints 3 leaders
Bronx, N.Y.-based Albert Einstein Cancer Center made three new leadership appointments March 29. -
UCSF names chief of hematology-oncology division
UCSF Health in San Francisco has selected Krishna Komanduri, MD, to serve as division chief of hematology-oncology, effective July 1. -
4 recent gifts to cancer centers, research
Tens of millions of dollars have been donated to fund specialty cancer centers and accelerate cancer research in recent weeks. -
Greenwich Hospital submits new cancer center proposal
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has submitted a new proposal for the construction of a cancer center, Westchester & Fairfield Business Journals reported March 28. -
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia launches cancer immunotherapy center
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has received a "significant" gift from Susan and Steve Kelly to establish a center for cancer immunotherapy, the hospital said March 28. -
MD Anderson launches immunotherapy research institute
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center launched an immunotherapy research institute with James Allison, PhD, as its inaugural director. -
Geisinger debuts $80M cancer center expansion
Geisinger held a ribbon cutting March 23 on an $80 million expansion to the cancer center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
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