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Many cancer tumors defend themselves using the body's regulatory T-cells, making treatment difficult. But a new implant created by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles is designed to stop tumors from hijacking T-cells and allow treatment to reach…

January 2023 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review   ON THE COVER Daniel Morash, CFO, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Daniel Morash has been named Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s new CFO and senior vice president of finance. Cynthia Hundorfean, Chief Living Health Development…

Here are the top 10 oncology stories published by Becker's in December, starting with the most popular:

New York is dropping its emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) mortality outcomes requirement at the physician level, TCTMD reported Jan. 4.

Browns Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center named Dr. Gregory Domer chair of vascular surgery.

Here are six recent cancer center openings, ground breakings and expansions:

Susan Smyth, MD, dean of the College of Medicine at Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and renowned cardiologist, died of cancer Dec. 31 at the age of 57, Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 best diet rankings Jan. 3, which includes best diets overall and best heart-healthy diets. 

Azmi Atiya, MD, was named medical director of cardiac surgery at Los Angeles-based Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, part of the Smidt Heart Institute.

A recent study found cancer-fighting T-cells may switch sides and help cancer tumors once they become exhausted.