Sabi Singh has been named executive vice president and COO of Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center. 

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia appointed Sarah Tasian, MD, as section chief of hematologic malignancies, the hospital said this month.

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months. 

Overall U.S. cancer death rates declined for men and women from all racial and ethinc groups between 2014-18, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer published July 8. 

Here are four recent partnerships involving cancer centers or organizations formed since May 25. 

While there's no evidence tattoos are linked to breast cancer, the ink may sometimes look like calcium deposits in mammograms — an indicator that cancer has metastasized, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 7. 

Findings from recent cancer research include a potential optimal time window to complete treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis, among others. 

A survey involving some of the country's largest cancer centers found a lack of coordination between main centers and their affiliated sites, according to findings published in the June issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

All lung cancer patients should be screened for MET amplification/overexpression before determining a treatment plan, a new study led by researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic suggests. 

People born around 1990 have double the risk for colon cancer and four times the risk for rectal cancer compared to those born around 1950, and for the first time, research has linked early-onset colorectal cancer to an increase in consumption of sugary drinks, researchers told The New York Times.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since June 25. 

At the country's No. 1 hospital for cancer care, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, keeping sight of the ultimate goal to end cancer while also lauding the small wins it will take to get there is a delicate balance. 

A report that 70 percent of oncologists surveyed in the past year reported some form of sexual harassment by peers or superiors was Becker's most-read oncology story in June. 

In April 2020, screenings for breast and cervical cancer in the U.S. fell dramatically compared to the previous five-year averages for that month, according to a study led by CDC researchers published June 30 in Preventive Medicine.

Survival rates for breast cancer increase when treatment is completed within 38 weeks of diagnosis, according to research led by Cleveland Clinic oncologists. 

Infusion centers often face big challenges with overbooking and uneven patient loads, which are challenging for both patients waiting for treatments and nurses providing care.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children's Hospital has selected Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD, as chief of pediatric hematology and oncology, effective Oct. 1. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has received a five-year, $10.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research projects focused on lung cancer metabolism. 

An investigational treatment was linked to a 40 percent reduction in deaths among men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, compared to patients who only received the standard of care, according to trial findings published June 23 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last month.