Oncology

Grisel Fernandez-Bravo, DNP, CEO of Memorial Hospital Miramar (Fla.), has had to find new ways to manage operations after treatment for her cancer diagnosis left her immunocompromised and susceptible to COVID-19.

New research shows that cancer patients who contract COVID-19 are nearly three times more likely to die that COVID-19 patients who do not have cancer, a new study shows.

Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital partnered with the International Society of Paediatric Oncology to launch a global COVID-19 data registry and resource center for pediatric cancer.

AstraZeneca will start a clinical trial to see if its cancer drug Calquence can suppress the excessive immune response COVID-19 triggers in some patients, the drugmaker said April 14.

U.S. cancer patients experience differences in survival rates in accordance with their race or ethnic group, a study published in JAMA Network Open shows.

With federal and state governments loosening restrictions on telemedicine due to the coronavirus pandemic, hospitals such as Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center have reported steep increases in virtual visits with patients. 

Cancer patients at a hospital in Wuhan, China, were twice as likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 as the general population, suggesting cancer patients may face a higher risk during the pandemic, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.

A stage 4 breast cancer patient is claiming that Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health only agreed to let her transfer her treatment to its cancer center after she posted on Facebook about being rejected as a patient, according to the Richmond…

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to pose a strain on the U.S. healthcare system, which could complicate care provided to patients with severe conditions, such as cancer.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City had eight cases of COVID-19 and just a week's supply of face masks as of March 13, Buzzfeed News reported.