Zion, Ill.-based City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago has appointed Walter Stadler, MD, as chief clinical officer.
Oncology
Burnout among oncologists has risen 14% over the past decade, according to a report published Jan. 29 in JCO Oncology Advances.
University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, both based in Seattle, have launched a new institute dedicated to treating a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer.
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have redesigned the enzyme asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic pediatric leukemia. Their research was published Dec. 19 in Cancer Letters.
The American Society of Cancer Oncology will honor 11 leaders in the field at the organization's annual meeting in May.
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Physicians at Atlanta-based Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital have been piloting the use of digital 3D lung models during cancer surgery.
In the last year, several cancers have been the subject of debate regarding whether the label of "cancer" should be applied to them.
Some oncologists are homing in on another cancer they want to see called by other labels: ductal carcinoma in situ, The New York Times reported Jan. 28.
Four in 10 patients treated with chemotherapy experience persistent severe peripheral nerve pain, a recent study found.
A recent Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center study found that up to 25% of patients with stage 4 breast cancer may develop asymptomatic brain metastasis.