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…
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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…
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System will temporarily close the urologic oncology clinic at the St. Luke’s Cancer Institute, also in Boise, according to a May 6 report from BoiseDev. The closure will go into effect May 30 and is…
The FDA has appointed hematologist-oncologist Vinay Prasad, MD, to lead the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, according to a May 6 NBC News report. As the head of CBER, Dr. Prasad will oversee the regulation of biologics, such…
The largest cancer research organization in the U.S. is calling on Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget for the National Institutes of Health. The American Association for Cancer Research said the proposal would result in an almost…
Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute has opened a new simulation center to facilitate hands-on oncology nurse training. The Ning Zhao & Ge Li Simulation Center will provide nurses with the space to practice and refine technical skills associated with complex…