Oncology

Colorectal and pancreatic adenocarcinoma incidence rates increased the most among young adults between 2000 and 2021, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open.  Researchers from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson…

Chicago-based Northwestern University has appointed Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, as chair of the department of radiation oncology. Dr. Abazeed is an associate professor of radiation oncology and co-leader of the lung cancer program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer…

Steven Leach, MD, will step down as director of the Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center and as the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine in early 2026. He…

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth will invest $43.2 million to establish AdventHealth Cancer Institute at Winter Garden (Fla.). The new facility will offer radiation, medical oncology and immunotherapy services, as well as “personalized and targeted treatments tailored to each patient’s genetic…

Community MD Anderson, a clinical and operational partnership between Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has opened its newest cancer center in Carmel, Ind.  The new facility will offer infusion therapy, procedural and…

Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, has added radiation oncology services at its Plantation, Fla., facility.  Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center patients can now receive all non-surgical cancer services, including access to clinical trials,…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has added oncology care to its Home Hospital program. Mass General Birgham’s Home Hospital program aims to “alleviate the capacity crisis” within acute care facilities, while also allowing patients to benefit from remaining near their…

In January, Cleveland-based University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center became one of the first facilities in the U.S. to offer adaptive radiotherapy.  At the time, Daniel Spratt, MD, chair of radiation oncology at the UH Cleveland Medical Center and the Vincent…

After exceeding CMS’ benchmark rate for emergency room visits and hospital admissions of cancer patients within 30 days of receiving outpatient chemotherapy, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth Cancer Institute identified and implemented eight strategies to improve outpatient cancer care.  The strategies…

The volume of EHR messages sent to U.S. oncologists increased 19% between 2019 and 2022, according to a study published March 3 in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  EHR burden is often associated with burnout and a decrease…