Oncology

New York University Langone Health in New York City launched a service that will enable people to connect with cancer specialists virtually.

As the COVID-19 pandemic slows cancer care and research, the director of Bethesda, Md.-based National Cancer Institute is worried that the country may trade one public health crisis for another involving cancer patients, STAT News reports.

U.S. cancer survivors with financial difficulties are more likely to visit the emergency department, a new study shows.

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center will begin construction on its 10-story, $400 million hospital in July, according to The Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Though patient enrollment in clinical trials for cancer therapies has slowed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some institutions have halted trials altogether, other trials are continuing with modified protocols, according to STAT News.

U.S. News & World Report named Boston Children's Hospital the best hospital in the nation for its 2020-21 pediatric rankings.

The FDA approved the use of Gardasil 9 to prevent certain head and neck cancers June 12.

The American Cancer Society has laid off 1,000 employees nationwide.

The cost of cancer-related care is projected to increase 34 percent in the next decade, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 

As countries end lockdowns and coronavirus-related restrictions gradually lift, hospitals are expecting to see an influx of cancer patients who may have delayed their care as the pandemic spread across the world, Bloomberg reports.