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The cancer moonshot: Here's how we get there
A generation ago we spoke of cancer in hushed tones. We whispered about the suspected "Big C," diagnoses were kept secret, and that was that. -
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital designated as rare disease clinical center
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital were designated as a Pheo Para Clinical Center June 28 for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors. -
$5.3M grant funds Washington University School of Medicine lung cancer recurrence research
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine received a $5.3 million grant June 28 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for lung cancer recurrence research efforts. -
4 recent moves from the nation's leading cancer centers
Here are four moves from leading cancer centers across the nation that Becker's has covered since June 8: -
Cleveland Clinic appoints Dr. Alex Adjei as cancer institute chair
Alex Adjei MD, PhD, will serve as the new chair of Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute starting in July, the system said June 23. -
HCA, McKesson to form oncology research joint venture
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare inked a deal with McKesson June 23 to enter a joint venture combining the two institutions' cancer research efforts. -
MD Anderson inks strategic collaboration for CAR-T therapy development
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Invectys and the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center entered a strategic collaboration last week to develop a "reliable, compliant and scalable" process for human leukocyte antigen CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors. -
Cleveland Clinic hospital to develop $10.3M cancer center
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital is in the early stages of developing a $10.3 million cancer center, The Repository reported June 20. -
Recent specialty cancer center openings
Six hospitals and health systems that have opened specialty cancer facilities or shared plans to open new centers since April: -
North Dakota cancer center launches bone marrow transplant program
Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center launched its new bone marrow transplant program June 14, KFGO reported. -
$5M gift establishes brain metastasis clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will establish the Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic and Research Program after a $5 million gift from the McDougall family, The Journal Record reported June 14. -
VCU Health launches free cancer screenings for low-income and uninsured women
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health began offering free breast and cervical cancer screening services to low-income and uninsured women in Virginia through a federally funded program June 7. -
Michigan cancer center partners with national oncology network
Grand Rapids-based Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan and OneOncology, a national platform for independent oncology practices, entered a partnership to expand the center's cancer care services, Grand Rapids Business Journal reported last week. -
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.
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