Oncology

Breast cancer has replaced lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among African American women, according to a report published Feb. 10 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

Yale Cancer Center named three new leaders Feb. 10. 

Gilbert, Ariz.-based Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a cancer therapeutics research institute, AZBigMedia reported Feb. 10.

These four oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few weeks.

Nearly 10 million cancer screenings were delayed in the U.S. from January to July 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an American Association of Cancer Research report published Feb. 9 found.

Here are four announcements from the American Cancer Society reported by Becker's since Jan. 14:

Here are five oncology-related partnerships Becker's has covered since Jan. 25: 

Current tests for HER2 breast cancer may cause misassignment in treatment types, driving a need to create a new test, a Yale Cancer Center study published Feb. 3 in JAMA Oncology found.

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been donated to fund specialty cancer centers and accelerate cancer research in recent weeks. 

The American Cancer Society and Sleep Number Corp. have agreed to work together on sleep research to inform the first sleep guidelines for cancer patients, the organizations said Feb. 2.