Oncology

Academic medical centers may dominate teaching and research, but a growing number of suburban and rural facilities are offering more comprehensive, high-quality oncology servicesThe Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center draws patients to Dallas from around the world. But patients…

The current reimbursement system for medical oncologists could be improved by separating income from drug selection, according to an editorial published in Health Affairs.

Recently published research suggests U.S. spending on cancer, which outpaces other countries, may lead to greater survival gains among patients, according to an NPR report.

Cancer care centers, such as those in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and designated National Cancer Institute centers, performed only modestly better than community hospitals at meeting recognized quality standards for treating dying cancer patients, according to a new study…

Forty-two percent of websites that mentioned robotic prostatectomy did not mention associated risks, according to a study in Health Affairs.

Gastroenterologist Kandarp Shah, MD, has joined the Adventist Health/Central Valley Network Consolidated medical staff, according to a news release.

Gastroenterologist Eric Ibegbu, MD, has opened a new office in Kingston, N.C., according to a Free Press report.

Greenville, Ohio-based Wayne HealthCare has broken ground on a new cancer center, according to a WHIOTV report.

Kenneth Shieh, MD, who works out of Melrose, Mass., for the gastroenterology group of Hallmark Health Medical Associates, discusses colorectal cancer in a Q&A published by The Reading Advocate.

Gastroenterologist T. K. Thomas, MD, has joined the medical staff of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, Mass., according to a news release.