Oncology

Kansas City, Kan.-based University of Kansas Cancer Center has partnered with the Kansas City (Mo.) Veteran Medical Center to expand access to clinical cancer trials for veterans.  Through the partnership, KU Cancer Center will offer veterans access to early-phase clinical…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has tapped Greg Bodager, BSN, as associate regional vice president of oncology for the Sarah Cannon Cancer Network’s TriStar Division, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. He previously served as market director of the…

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named David Ryan, MD, as the inaugural president of the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute.  He has been with the health system for more than two decades, serving as physician-in-chief for the Mass General…

A noteworthy program at Lexington-based Kentucky Children’s Hospital has helped more than 800 patients with a somewhat overlooked factor of childhood cancer treatment: homework. The DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides school intervention specialists for pediatric patients through the hospital’s Providing Assistance…

New York City-based Weill Cornell has established a cancer research collaborative to explore ways to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy through nutrition, metabolism and emerging therapeutics. The Weill Cancer Hub East will connect leaders from Weill Cornell Medicine, Princeton (N.J.)…

Karen Knudsen, PhD, has been appointed CEO of San Francisco-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Knudsen previously served as CEO for both the American Cancer Society and ACS Cancer Action Network, according to a March 31 news release from…

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground on a new facility in Sugar Land, Texas, set to be the system’s largest location yet.  Services at the new facility will include ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, radiation oncology and…

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has partnered with Clearwater, Fla.-based Empath Health to offer inpatient hospice services at its Magnolia Campus. Moffitt care teams will continue to care for patients while nurses from Suncoast Hospice of Hillsborough in Tampa, part…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health’s Greenlawn and Lake Success radiation therapy centers are among the first in their area to offer adaptive radiation therapy. Varian Ethos radiation therapy utilizes AI-powered imaging technology and enables physicians to make adjustments in…

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health’s—Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky., has entered the second phase of its efforts to establish radiation therapy at the Paducah Cancer Center. The system worked to obtain a radiation therapy certificate of need for more than a decade. …