Oncology

The market for women's health imaging is expected to reach $1.2 billion by 2016, driven by growth in the obstetrics/gynecology ultrasound system segment due to the uptake of mid-range and compact ultrasound systems, according to a new research report from…

The breast cancer therapy market is expected to decrease to $9.3 billion in 2011 and then increase to $10.6 billion in 2020 in the United States, parts of Europe and Japan, according to research by Decision Resources.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, both in Boston, have launched a major effort to scan tumor tissue from adult cancer patients for hundreds of gene mutations linked to cancer.

Anesthesiologist George Rader, MD, has joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Okla., according to a GTR News report. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on Dr. George Rader.

Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass., has launched a lung cancer screening program, according to a hospital news release.

Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore., and Oregon Health & Science University have opened their new cancer center, according to a CMH news release.

The Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., has partnered with Interlakes Oncology and Hematology to introduce cancer services in its main hospital, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

Louisville, Ky.-based Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare has opened the Owsley Brown Frazier Cancer Center Bullitt County Clinic, according to a health system news release.

Some physicians are concerned about the growing number of women opting for "preventive" breast cancer surgery, according to a USA Today report.

St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., has broken ground on a new $30 million cancer treatment center, according to a NECN.com report.