Cancer providers must prepare to care for pent-up volumes while simultaneously ensuring their operations and facilities remain safe for patients and staff.

Survivors of laryngeal and bladder cancer face an increased risk of developing a secondary cancer compared to the general population, according to a large study published in JAMA Network Dec. 22. 

Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute received an anonymous $25 million donation that will support its Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence. 

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has paid more than $1.5 million in severance to its former CMO, who resigned in 2018 after he did not disclose financial ties to healthcare companies in research papers he authored, according to The New York Times.

Adekunle "Kunle" Odunsi, MD, PhD, was selected as director of UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center effective March 1, 2021. 

Cleveland Clinic will conduct a clinical trial for a breast cancer vaccine by spring 2021, reports Cleveland's Fox 8 News. 

Breast cancer is now the leading cause of cancer worldwide, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer's 2020 global estimates published Dec.15. 

The American Cancer Society anticipates a minimum $200 million budget shortfall, partially related to drops in donations, the organization told Becker's Dec. 15. 

Esophageal cancer is increasing in adults under age 50, a study published Dec. 11 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is implementing remote patient monitoring for cancer patients in an effort to reduce hospitalizations and prevent infections. 

Cancer care providers must increase capacity as patients return for delayed services, but preparations to handle this pent-up volume cannot interfere with keeping physical facilities as safe as possible.

Quick moving COVID-19 vaccine developments using messenger RNA technology have paved the way for potential cancer treatment breakthroughs, Bloomberg reported Dec. 13.  

Patients with newly diagnosed cancer are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection, particularly among Black cancer patients, compared to those without cancer, according to a JAMA Oncology study published Dec. 10. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center received a renewal of its comprehensive cancer center designation from The National Cancer Institute, as well as a $30 million grant, the center's largest grant to date, according to a Dec. 10 news release.

Officials from Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health and CEO Wade Johnson filed a motion Dec. 8 to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against the health system that claims patients of Tom Weiner, MD, an oncologist at the hospital, weren't notified of his sudden dismissal and were left unassigned to a new physician, The Independent Record reports.

A cardiologist from Thomasville, Ga.-based Archbold Medical Center is now one of 78 physicians in the world to hold a Cardio-Oncology certification issued by The International Cardio-Oncology Society. 

Cincinnati-based UC Health is using artificial intelligence technology to detect potentially cancerous lung nodules as part of a new program.

The robotic surgery team at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit treated its first bladder cancer patient with a procedure that creates a new bladder using parts from the patient's colon. 

The American Society of Clinical Oncology provided post-pandemic recovery recommendations on clinical trials and cancer care meant to serve as a guide to the healthcare community and government bodies in a Dec. 8 report published in ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Cancer care providers should prepare to increase clinical capacity as patients return for services after their care was disrupted by COVID-19.