Oncology

Death rates after complex cancer surgery were linked to a hospital's star rating designated by CMS, decreasing with an increase in the rating, a new study shows.

Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga., has started construction of a $7.7 million radiation oncology center.

Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, Ind., has partnered with The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati for medical oncology services.

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute in Fort Myers has agreed to repay $2.34 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs for some claims related to physician-administered drugs, federal officials in Florida announced.

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was named the coordinating center for vaccine clinical trials within the COVID-19 Prevention Network.

An independent panel of national disease prevention experts is proposing changes to its lung cancer screening guidance, a move that could result in more women and Black people being screened.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance has started construction of a 150,000-square-foot outpatient cancer treatment clinic.

After Medicaid was expanded in Ohio, the chances of being diagnosed with advanced cancer fell among low-income residents, indicating that the expansion resulted in earlier cancer detection among this population, according to a new study.

Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center has converted its bone marrow transplant program into a department.

Zena Werb, PhD, a renowned researcher in the field of cancer biology, has died at the age of 75, the University of California San Francisco announced July 2.