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Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center has appointed David Weinberg, MD, as vice president and physician lead of the cancer screening and prevention service line.  Dr. Weinberg will also serve as the associate director of cancer screening and prevention at the…

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has launched an AI assistant to streamline the patient screening process before MRI and CT scan appointments.  The Moffitt Information Assistant — or Mia — went live on Feb. 24, according to a news release…

Since the human papillomavirus vaccine became available in 2006, cervical cancer incidence has decreased more in U.S. states where vaccination rates increased, according to a study published Feb. 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Cervical cancer screening…

Cancer care became more affordable after federal price transparency regulations took effect in 2021, according to a study published Jan. 21 in Value in Health. Donald Trump recently issued an executive order aimed at strengthening price transparency enforcement for hospitals…

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has launched a partnership with Cancer Care Associates of York, the largest independent medical oncology practice in York County, Pa.  The organizations will begin operating as one coordinated program at the WellSpan York Cancer Center on…

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened a cancer center at Denver-based Saint Joseph Hospital.  The center was designed with “significant patient feedback” and includes two treatment and procedure rooms, eight additional infusion bays as well as upgraded rehabilitation and…

City of Hope Atlanta has formed a cancer care alliance with Thomaston, Ga.-based Upson Regional Medical Center, a rural community hospital in West Central Georgia. Board-certified physicians from City of Hope Atlanta will provide cancer care directly to patients and…

The Knight Cancer Institute at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Health Authority have partnered on the “2025 Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan,” a statewide strategy to reduce the burden of cancer.  The organizations identified five priority areas…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has tapped Stephanie Nasello as division vice president of cancer at Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care. Nike Onifade, senior vice president of the cancer service line at Advocate Health shared the news of Ms. Nasello’s appointment in…

A Los Angeles-based UCLA Health team has performed a rare robotic procedure on a patient’s heart and lungs.  The 77-year old lung cancer patient was scheduled to undergo a robotic lobectomy when physicians uncovered the underlying heart issues, according to…