Oncology

The results of a new study show people with AIDS are at increased risk for developing esophageal and stomach cancers, according to a news release.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System's Adventist Hinsdale (Ill.) Hospital and Adventist La Grange (Ill.) Memorial Hospital are planning a $51 million, freestanding oncology center in Hinsdale, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Lompoc (Calif.) Valley Medical Center is planning a new radiation oncology center, according to a Santa Maria Times report.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health announced its new women's and children's hospital will be named the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in honor of a $10 million gift from The John R. Oishei Foundation.

Hospitals' cancer drug prices are higher than prices at independent oncology practices partly due to the different patient populations, according to a North Carolina Hospital Association statement in The Charlotte Observer.

Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., and Baton Rouge (La.) General announced a joint venture to build a new radiation oncology center on Lane's campus.

Dallas-based Baylor Health Care System is naming its new cancer hospital Baylor T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital in honor of a $10 million gift from T. Boone Pickens to support Baylor's initiatives, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.

Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health-Crawfordsville (Ind.) announced it will begin a cardiac rehabilitation program Wednesday.

University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento announced it is opening an approximately $33 million new wing of its UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center today.

Hospitals' chemotherapy drug prices are often marked up two to 10 times the cost, according to a Charlotte Observer report.