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Antihistamines boost immunotherapy response, MD Anderson study suggests
Treatment with antihistamines was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to an MD Anderson study published Nov. 24 in Cancer Cell. -
Montana hospital hires new oncologist after terminating long-time physician
Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health named Elizabeth Bigger, MD, the system's new oncologist and hematologist, according to a Nov. 22 press release. -
UChicago, Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance name pediatric cancer and blood diseases programs leader
Tara Henderson, MD, has been named the new service line chief of Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases at the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance and section chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at University of Chicago Medicine, according to a Nov. 22 press release. -
Mount Carmel furthers oncology program in affiliation with Ohio State U Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System announced plans to further its oncology program at Mount Carmel Grove City through an affiliation with the James Cancer Network at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in a Nov. 23 press release. -
Medicaid expansion linked to lower cancer mortality, study finds
States that were early to adopt Medicaid coverage expansion have seen lower cancer mortality rates than the 11 states that have resisted the change, according to a study from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. -
7 recent cancer study findings
Recent oncology studies have focused on a national decrease in mortality rates, immunosuppressive cells' responses to stress signals and more. -
Patients with asymptomatic blood condition can donate stem cells, Dana-Farber study finds
Patients with clonal hematopoiesis, an asymptomatic blood condition, can safely serve as stem cell transplant donors, which may lead to expanded donation pools, a study published Nov. 18 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found. -
Cleveland Clinic expands genomic testing capabilities
Cleveland Clinic now offers an advanced genomic testing platform as standard of care to patients with cancer, according to a Nov. 18 press release. -
5 oncologists on the move
These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few weeks. -
Icahn School of Medicine, HTG announce bladder cancer research collaboration
New York-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and HTG Molecular Diagnostics announced Nov. 17 they have entered into a new research collaboration as part of HTG’s Transcriptome Panel Early Adopter Program. -
Yale research zooms in on high-risk groups amid Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Researchers at Yale Cancer Center believe most advances in pancreatic cancer will be made through improving early detection, according to a Nov. 16 release. -
Mayo Clinic starts blog for cancer patients
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has created a consumer blog for people with cancer and their families to improve patients' quality of life, the health system said Nov. 15. -
Florida hospital opens new cancer care tower
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is set to open the Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute Oncology Tower Nov. 15, local CBS affiliate 10 Tampa Bay reports. -
Mortality rates from all cancers dropped 32% since 1991, American Cancer Society reports
Mortality rates from all cancers combined in 2019 dropped 32 percent since 1991, when rates were at the highest, according to a Nov. 11 press release from the American Cancer Society. -
5 recent cancer center openings, constructions
Here are five hospitals, health systems and cancer treatment centers that have expanded their cancer care facilities, opened new facilities, or shared plans to open new centers since Oct. 4. -
WellSpan, Johns Hopkins partner on oncology care
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health and Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine have partnered to expand access to cancer care for South Central Pennsylvania residents. -
Washington U receives $17M grant to address cancer disparities
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received a $17 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address disparities in cancer research, treatment and outcomes according to a Nov. 6 press release. -
New Jersey cancer center launches state's 1st home infusion program
Eligible cancer patients will soon be able to get infusion treatments at home through a pilot program from New Brunswick-based Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, part of RWJBarnabas Health. -
Chronic stress weakens immunity, promotes tumor growth, study finds
Researchers from Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center found immunosuppressive cells become more sensitive to stress signals as tumors grow, according to a Nov. 4 press release. -
CAR T-cell therapy tied to adverse heart, lung effects, study finds
Twenty percent of patients who received chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy experienced adverse cardiovascular and pulmonary events, a study published in the November issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology found.
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