Oncology

New Jersey has appropriated $10 million to advance pediatric cancer research and support the development of a children's cancer center at Rutgers Cancer Institute. 

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston earned the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals for Cancer ranking. 

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy or HIPEC — a procedure that pumps heated chemo directly to the abdomen instead of the bloodstream — is now being used to treat some pediatric cancer patients at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine. 

While current guidelines rarely qualify women over age 65 for hereditary cancer genetic testing, new research published July 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests all women with breast cancer be offered the testing. 

The American Society for Radiation Oncology is urging CMS to scale back proposed Medicare payment cuts to radiation oncology cancer treatments. 

More than one-third of commonly read cancer treatment articles on social media contain misinformation that could potentially harm patients' treatment quality and chances of survival, according to research published July 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 

Aetna will provide coverage to members using wearable heart monitoring devices distributed by medical technology company VitalConnect, a July 20 news release said.

Cleveland Clinic's Weston (Fla.) Hospital has opened the Lozick Women's Center — a 6,800-square-foot facility dedicated to providing treatment and preventive services for breast cancer. 

Erlanger Oncology — a cancer care partnership between Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System and Nashville-based Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center — has selected Sandeep Rajan, MD, as medical director of oncology and hematology.

The Association of American Cancer Institutes has selected Robert Winn, MD, to serve as vice president/president-elect, effective July 20.