Becker's Oncology

A vaccine developed at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center extended median survival by four months among glioblastoma patients 65 and younger. Roswell Park researchers and MimiVax, a biotech company spun out of the cancer center, tested the SurVaxM…

Adults with disabilities had lower breast and cervical cancer screening rates than adults without disabilities, according to a study published Sept. 10 in Cancer. Researchers from Atlanta-based American Cancer Society analyzed 2021 and 2023 National Health Interview Survey data to…

A digital tool cut the time it took specialists to reach a treatment decision for patients with bone metastases by more than 90%, according to research presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s 2026 annual meeting. Researchers from Weston,…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has named Sigrun Hallmeyer, MD, enterprise physician lead for breast cancer.  Dr. Hallmeyer shared news of her appointment in an Oct. 3 LinkedIn post.  She has been at Park Ridge, Ill.-based Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for…

Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has appointed Julie Lang, MD, section chief of breast surgery.  Dr. Lang was also named medical director of the UK Markey Comprehensive Breast Care Center, according to a UK HealthCare blog post. She…