Oncology

A new cancer center in Truckee, Calif., is being named after pro football Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw, according to a news release.

Lancaster (Pa.) Regional Medical Center and Heart of Lancaster (Pa.) Regional Medical Center are affiliating with Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center to offer expanded cancer care, according to a Lancaster Online report.

Venice (Fla.) Regional Medical Center has opened a new breast care center, according to a Sarasota Herald-Tribune report.

The cancer incidence per 100,000 people fell slightly from 2007 to 2008, according to the latest statistics from the Kaiser State Health Foundation.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center has earned the National Cancer Institute cancer center designation, according to a news release.

St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio, has added an outpatient cancer center to its hospital, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer report.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center announced the completion of its $60.1 million expansion of its James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas announced plans to operate a proton therapy center that would be funded by Advanced Particle Therapy, a proton therapy center developer.

Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston announced plans to create a personalized cancer care center and consortium using a $2.5 million gift.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced it has been chosen by Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan to conduct a feasibility study on the development of a national oncology treatment and research center in that country.