Oncology

A large study indicating people who are exposed to high amounts of artificial light at night are at increased risk of developing thyroid cancer was Becker's most-read oncology story in February. 

Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System's cancer center in Belpre will be fully operational by mid-March after two years of construction, local NBC affiliate WTAP reported Feb. 28. 

Toledo, Ohio-based Mercy Health is using a mobile mammography van to advance the region's access to breast cancer screening, the health system said Feb. 23. 

The University of Washington in Seattle is using a blue light cystoscopy that makes tumors glow a bright pink color, allowing surgeons to better identify non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. 

A new research foundation, Break Through Cancer, will combine research teams from five of the country's leading cancer centers to develop new treatments, advance clinical trials and improve patient outcomes, the organization announced Feb. 25. 

Joanne Dragun, MD, is the American College of Radiation Oncology's new president, the group said Feb. 23. Dr. Dragun is the medical director of GenesisCare in Jacksonville, Fla. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges to the lives of many oncologists, including outside of the workplace, according to Medscape's 2021 Oncologist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report published Feb. 19. 

Those with gastroesophageal reflux disease face a two times greater risk of developing larynx and esophagus cancers, according to research published Feb. 22 in Cancer. 

The overall positive test rate for the SARS-CoV-2 virus across surfaces in a number of oncology units was 0.5 percent, according to research published Feb. 18 in Cancer.

Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona will provide care at three new locations in the Phoenix area as part of a partnership with the American Oncology Network, the groups said Feb. 18.