Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute is employing virtual reality to help patients manage side effects and symptoms of prostate cancer treatment. Through a Defense Department-funded clinical trial, researchers studied incorporating VR into rehabilitation services, such as…
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The University of California San Diego has launched a master’s program for healthcare professionals looking to specialize in the development and delivery of precision oncology medicine. The Master of Advanced Studies in Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology program aims to…
Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has broken ground on a $177 million radiation oncology facility in Fort Worth. The facility is expected to open in 2028 and will be connected to UT Southwestern’s Moncrief Cancer Institute, according to…
Seventy-six percent of oncologists reported seeing an increasing number of patients presenting with advanced-stage cancer. Of those, 75% attributed the increase to screening barriers, according to a survey published May 13 by the Harris Poll on behalf of Quest Diagnostics. …
The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by Teal Health. Using the kit,…
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Incorporating AI into mammography analysis could reduce the number of breast cancers developed between screenings by 30%, according to a study published April 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has opened Hope Plaza, the system’s largest outpatient care center in the nation. The new facility aims to increase City of Hope’s outpatient visits by 69%, according to a May 12 news release from the…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute has named Sang Sim, MD, as vice chair of brachytherapy with the department of radiation medicine. Brachytherapy is a specialized form of internal radiation therapy that destroys cancer cells and slows tumor…
Incidence of 14 cancers increased among individuals under the age of 50 between 2010 and 2019, according to a study published May 8 in Cancer Discovery. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health analyzed incidence and mortality data from the…
Ashland, Ky.-based UK King’s Daughters is set to acquire Tri-State Regional Cancer Center, also based in Ashland. The acquisition, expected to close July 1, will expand UK King’s Daughters oncology services to include radiation therapy, according to an April 28…