Oncology

Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is planning to expand cancer services at its hospital in Aurora, Ill., according to a report from Crain's Chicago Business.

Cancer care in the United States is not patient-centered, and many clinical decisions are not made based on the latest scientific evidence — rendering a care delivery crisis — according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas has begun construction on its new comprehensive cancer center, according to a report from Dallas/Fort Worth Healthcare Daily.

Here are 16 oncology center openings, expansions and transactions that have occurred or been announced in the past month, starting with the most recent.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has announced it will build a $118 million proton therapy center on its Liberty Township, Ohio, campus, according to a report from the Journal News.

Johnson City (Tenn.) Medical Center is raising funds for a $15 million expanded and renovated radiation oncology department, according to a report form the Johnson City Press.

Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Care will break ground for its $70 million cancer center in Pewaukee, Wis., Sept. 17, according to a report from the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

Chelsea (Mich.) Community Hospital has announced plans to build a new cancer center to expand current cancer services offered on the CCH campus, according to a report from the Chelsea Standard.

Los Angeles-based La Peer Health Systems has opened the doors of a new surgery center for post-cancer breast reconstruction.

The PET/MRI scan, a relatively new hybrid imaging method may increase the accuracy of cancer diagnoses, according to a study published in the journal Current Radiology Reports.