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Donna Dunn has always been good about getting her annual mammogram, especially since her husband died almost 10 years ago from a heart attack, leaving her as her adult daughter’s sole support. Now she also helps with her 9- and…

Three cardiology groups are submitting a proposal to create a new medical board for cardiovascular medicine that would be independent of the American Board of Internal Medicine. 

Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Va., announced a name change, Sept. 20. It will now become the "VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center." 

Oncologists receive more messages per day than other physicians but spend less time in electronic health records, researchers found.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground on a $668 million research facility Sept. 20, Houston Business Journal reported.

UChicago Medicine has broken ground on its $815 million project that will be Illinois' first standalone building dedicated to cancer care and research. 

Detroit-based DMC Sinai Grace Hospital will close its outpatient cancer clinic as of Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Detroit Free Press. 

Wyoming has the lowest average death rate for heart attack patients, while Mississippi has the highest, according to CMS data.

The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on Chicago's first freestanding cancer care and research pavilion Sept. 19.

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Ky., has been designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Winchester Sun.