Oncology

Memorial Health Care System, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has launched a support group catered toward women with breast cancer.

The LIVESTRONG Foundation will award hospitals and other organizations nearly $1.4 million to implement one of four evidence-based programs designed to serve cancer patients.

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colo., has opened the St. Anthony Breast Center, according to a news release.

Conscious sedation for spine procedures in the ambulatory setting is associated with a low rate of adverse events comparable to local anesthesia without conscious sedation, according to a Doctor's Lounge report.

Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Health System is collaborating with Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center to build an outpatient cancer center, according to a SwedishAmerican news release.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has partnered with St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, Mass., to provide cancer care to St. Elizabeth's patients and provide access to clinical trials, according to a Boston Globe report.

Robotic and open surgery for prostate cancer had similar rates of adverse effects, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The United States has the highest rate of 30-day readmissions for heart attack patients with ST-segment elevation compared to other countries, according to a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Breast cancer survivors rated a telephone- or Internet-based virtual visit as having a less favorable impact on cancer survival and cancer-related worries compared to in-person visits, according to a Journal of Clinical Oncology study.

Temple University Health System and Fox Chase Cancer Center, both in Philadelphia, have signed an affiliation agreement, according to a joint news release.