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Georgia cancer institute names chief
Atlanta-based Piedmont Oncology Institute named Walter Curran Jr., MD, its new chief. -
Karmanos taps vice president of cancer network
Doris Ranski-Zazula, BSN, RN, was appointed vice president of the Detroit-based Karmanos Cancer Network, part of McLaren Health Care. -
Potential treatment for rare spine cancer discovered by California researchers
Researchers at Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John’s Health Center published new findings from a clinical trial that shed light on a possible treatment for a rare spine cancer. -
Duke, MD Anderson uncover potential strategy for bone protection in cancer therapy
A partnership between Durham, N.C.,-based Duke University School of Medicine and Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has led to the early discovery of a potential method that may be capable of protecting bones from damage during cancer treatments. -
3 organizations partner to bring Louisiana's 1st NCI cancer center
LSU Health, LCMC Health, Louisiana Cancer Research Center and Tulane University, all based in New Orleans, are collaborating to bring the state's first National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, but recruitment efforts stand in the way, nola.com reported Dec. 4. -
Emory University taps surgical oncologist to lead its medical school
Atlanta-based Emory University has selected Sandra Wong, MD, a surgical oncologist, to lead as the next dean of Emory University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Emory Healthcare. -
California board rips oncologist's 'sham' treatment, revokes his license
The Medical Board of California revoked the license of an oncologist who provided "sham treatment" to 1,000 patients, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Nov. 30. -
Cancer association releases new guidelines on patient financial support
Patients who have a cancer diagnosis and also struggle to find the financial means to pay for needed oncology services tend to have worse outcomes, according to the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Connecting the dots for those patients is the impetus behind the group's newly updated guidelines which are designed to aid programs in determining which patients may need this kind of assistance. -
New York City hospital researchers discover new stem cell
Researchers at New York City's Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery uncovered why cancer cells spread to the spine three to five times more than other bones, The Washington Post reported Nov. 28. -
Northwell opens $32M cancer center
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened its $32 million cancer center. -
UCLA taps chief of thoracic surgery
Bryan Burt, MD, an internationally renowned surgeon-scientist and surgical oncologist, was named chief of thoracic surgery at UCLA Health. -
FDA investigates potential link between CAR-T therapy and lymphoma
The FDA is investigating several reports of T cell malignancies, lymphoma and other adverse events in clinical trial patients who reported previously receiving certain CAR-T cell immunotherapies for treatment. -
FDA finalizes guidelines on real-time oncology review
The FDA published final guidelines for applicants submitting biologics license applications or new drug applications in its real-time oncology review pilot. -
Vanderbilt physician to head National Cancer Institute
President Joe Biden said Nov. 17 that he intends to tap W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, to lead the National Cancer Institute. -
Dana Farber, Maine hospital partner on cancer care
Portland, Maine-based Northern Light Mercy Hospital is partnering with Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute. -
Youth cancer mortality falls 24%
Youth cancer mortality fell 24% in the past two decades, the CDC's National Center of Health Statistics found. -
Texas cancer center closes, relocates services
Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System is relocating some of its oncology services and closing its radiation therapy services Dec. 1, The Messenger reported Nov. 15. -
States with the highest, lowest lung cancer survival rates
The national lung cancer five-year survival rate is 26.6%, but most states fall under the average. -
Lung cancer survival rates rise, diagnoses decline
Lung cancer survival rates jumped 4.6 percentage points in the last five years, and diagnosis rates have decreased 8%, according to the American Lung Association's 2023 "State of Lung Cancer" report released Nov. 7. -
NYU Langone streamlines spine radiosurgery treatment to 1 day
New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center completed its first same-day spinal radiosurgery treatment for a patient.
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