Oncology

As the COVID-19 pandemic eases in the U.S., so has the fear of visiting a clinical setting. With that has come a wave of progressing cancer diagnoses that slipped through the cracks amid earlier stages of the pandemic, ProPublica reported…

The National Cancer Institute has granted $3 million to researchers from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Pittsburgh and Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center in Indianapolis to study cognitive dysfunction after chemotherapy. 

In an era of infinite challenges and finite resources, health systems must employ a rigorous approach to strategic and facility planning. This is particularly true for oncology, where the pace of change and innovation is unprecedented.

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health has broken ground on a $36 million expansion, which will add 70,000-square-feet to its cancer care institute, local CBS affiliate KELO reported April 29. 

President Joe Biden called for the creation of an advanced health research agency dedicated to developing "breakthrough" treatments for cancer and other diseases during his first address to a joint session of Congress April 28. 

Within the next year, the U.S. could see bans on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, the FDA announced April 29. 

Top-viewed YouTube videos on bladder and prostate cancer often present inaccurate or low-quality information, according to two recent studies led by researchers at New York City-based NYU Langone Health.

The FDA is holding a three-day advisory committee meeting to consider whether several early approved cancer drugs should remain on the market. 

Hackensack Meridian Health is now offering telehealth lung cancer screenings, the Edison, N.J.-based health system announced April 26.

Suresh Ramalingam, MD, will join Cancer, the American Cancer Society's journal, as editor-in-chief for a five year term, effective July 1.