Becker's Oncology

At Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, one of the biggest shifts in cancer care is not happening inside a hospital. It is happening closer to patients’ homes. Over the past several years, the health system has expanded oncology and infusion services…

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, Calif., has activated a CT-guided radiation therapy platform designed to deliver highly targeted treatment. The system became operational this week and was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting event Feb. 3, according to a Feb.…

In November, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health launched a systemwide clinical trial network. The Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials aims to make clinical research part of routine care within the health system’s 69 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites…

From outpatient care facilities and specialty clinics to infusion centers and research buildings, here are 15 health systems opening cancer centers or expanding oncology services in 2026:

The WVU Cancer Institute in Morgantown, W.Va., is the first healthcare facility in the state to offer a new therapy for aggressive bladder cancer. The treatment, Inlexzo, was approved by the FDA in September. The therapy is delivered through a…

From bone marrow and transplant directors to chiefs of surgery, here are 13 health systems seeking leaders for oncology services: 

Cancer-related mortality within one year of diagnosis rose 13.1% during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Feb. 5 in JAMA Oncology.  Researchers from Lexington-based University of Kentucky and Charleston-based Medical University of South…

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will begin a $2.5 million expansion of the Geisinger Cancer Center Pottsville (Pa.) later in 2026. The expansion will add 2,000 square feet to the facility, providing space for additional service offerings, support staff and treatment areas,…

Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care have partnered to study and find pathways to improve clinical trial communication between patients and physicians. The study — called Ask Questions About Clinical Trials — is…

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital — part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham — has received $35 million from Irving Oil to fund two cancer-focused facilities within the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, currently under construction. The funds will establish the…