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Jason Szczuka on July 8 became Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health's first chief digital officer.

Here are four recent partnerships involving cancer centers or organizations formed since May 25. 

While there's no evidence tattoos are linked to breast cancer, the ink may sometimes look like calcium deposits in mammograms — an indicator that cancer has metastasized, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 7. 

Cardiologists from University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Cleveland Medical Center will now serve the health system's Parma (Ohio) Medical Center as part of the hospital's $27.5 million surgery department upgrades, Cleveland.com reported July 7. 

For meaningful departmental growth to occur, the team first needs to be familiar with all of the services and resources offered, says Anand Singh, vice president of cardiothoracic surgery strategy for the Northern region of West Orange, N.J.-based RWJ Barnabas…

Findings from recent cancer research include a potential optimal time window to complete treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis, among others. 

A survey involving some of the country's largest cancer centers found a lack of coordination between main centers and their affiliated sites, according to findings published in the June issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will launch a sports cardiology program in August, according to Martin Matsumura, MD, the health system's chief of cardiology. 

A Michigan woman who had a widowmaker heart attack — a type of heart attack just 12 percent of people survive — said her Apple Watch alerted her to an elevated heart rate, local ABC affiliate WZZM 13 reported July…

All lung cancer patients should be screened for MET amplification/overexpression before determining a treatment plan, a new study led by researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic suggests.