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Dana-Farber, Gustave Roussy and L'Institut Servier sign cooperation agreement
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute signed a cooperation agreement with L'Institut Servier and Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, France, on June 7. -
CDC awards $215M in cancer research funding
The CDC awarded $215 million in first-year funding June 8 to three national programs as part of a five-year, $1.1 billion investment in preventing and controlling cancer. -
5 recent cancer study findings
Here are five recent cancer study findings: -
Yale Cancer Center director begins American Society of Clinical Oncology presidency term
Eric Winer, MD, director of New Haven, Conn.-based Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Network, began a one-year term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology on June 7. -
Mount Sinai Medical Center taps new cancer center director
Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center named Steven Hochwald, MD, the inaugural director of Mount Sinai's new Irma and Norman Braman Cancer Center on June 7. -
Adult childhood cancer survivors more likely to be undertreated for heart disease risk factors
Adult childhood cancer survivors are 80 percent more likely to be undertreated for cardiovascular disease risk factors, a study published June 8 in the Journal of the American Heart Association found. -
Bariatric surgery cuts cancer risk: 3 findings
Obese adults who achieved weight loss from bariatric surgery were associated with a 32 percent lower risk of developing cancer, a June 3 study from Cleveland Clinic found. -
Millions of US cancer screenings missed during COVID-19: 3 notes
Breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings dropped during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey published June 3 in JAMA Network Open found. -
Small trial sees remission in every patient: 'The 1st time this has happened in the history of cancer'
Every rectal cancer patient in a small trial taking dostarlimab, or checkpoint inhibitors, saw remission, The New York Times reported June 5. -
6 recent cancer center constructions, expansions
Six hospitals and health systems that have opened new cancer facilities or shared plans to open new centers since May: -
Top 10 oncology stories of May
Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in May: -
Henry Ford Health 1st in world to offer newest MR-guided radiation therapy
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health recently became the first in the world to complete a full course of patient treatments using the newest magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy advancement, it said June 2. -
Sylvester announces transformational cancer building
Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center broke ground on a new 244,000-square-foot Transformational Cancer Research Building on June 2. -
Yale: High US cancer costs don't reduce mortality rates
The U.S. only has slightly better-than-average cancer mortality rates than other high-income countries despite spending twice as much on associated care, a study published May 27 in JAMA Health Forum found. -
FDA expands CAR-T therapy approval
The FDA expanded its approval for CAR-T therapy in treating cancer patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. -
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center taps new chief scientific officer
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center named Xiao-Jing Wang, MD, PhD, its new chief scientific officer, the center said in a May 26 email to Becker's. -
University Hospitals cancer center names new hematology chief, immunotherapy center director
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center appointed Koen van Besien, MD, PhD, to lead its division of hematology and as director of the Wesley Center for Immunotherapy on May 25. -
St. Elizabeth Healthcare breaks ground on new cancer center
Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare broke ground on its new three-story, 66,000-square-foot cancer facility May 13. -
Penn Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to partner with Costa Rica on CAR-T therapies
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are partnering with Costa Rica's Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Social Security Program), to facilitate CAR-T research in Costa Rica. -
New Sarasota Memorial Hospital cancer pavilion approved
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital's new $220 million cancer pavilion was approved by the county's public hospital board, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported May 23.
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