Becker's Oncology

Two National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers have been  recognized by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives for a commitment to digital health excellence.  Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center and Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center both earned…

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has launched a $2.5 billion philanthropic campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the center’s 84-year history.  Initial donor support has raised $1.9 billion toward the $2.5 billion goal, according to a Nov.…

Oklahoma City-based OU Health has broken ground on a new Stephenson Cancer Center facility on the University of Oklahoma’s Schusterman Center campus in Tulsa. Expected to open in 2028, the new facility will house 70 exam rooms, 45 infusion spaces,…

Two studies out of Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health, both based in New Brunswick, N.J., show the potential for novel T-cell therapies to successfully achieve remission and tumor regression among patients with HPV-related cancers.  Both studies were led by…

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the first clinical trial at VCU Health Tappahannock (Va.) Hospital. Tappahannock Hospital became a member of VCU Health’s National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program in 2024, according to a Nov.…

GLP-1 medication use was associated with lower mortality among colon cancer patients, according to a study published Nov. 11 in Cancer Investigation.  Researchers from the University of California San Diego used real-world clinical data from the University of California Health…

Rates of timely screening, surveillance and diagnostic testing for cervical cancer lag behind rates for colorectal and lung cancer, according to a study published Sept. 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.  Researchers used data from 10 health…

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has tapped Christine Lovly, MD, PhD, to develop and lead the system’s national thoracic oncology program. Dr. Lovly will serve as division chief of thoracic medical oncology and as professor in the department of medical…

Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has named Thomas George, MD, interim director of the University of Florida Health Cancer Institute. Dr. George was the institute’s associate director of clinical research for seven years before he began serving as deputy director in…

The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has earned renewed designation as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. The five-year renewal comes with $26.9 million in funding, according to…