Becker's Oncology

Omaha-based Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center now offers same- or next-day appointments for newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer.  The program, called SONDA, gives patients the option to meet with a breast cancer surgeon before meeting the rest of…

West Virginia lawmakers proposed a bill in January that would require payers covering cancer chemotherapy to also cover scalp cooling. Scalp cooling can help prevent or limit hair loss during chemotherapy. Under HB 4089, along with the mandate, insurers would…

Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center has received a $10 million gift from the Bower Foundation in support of a new cancer center.  The gift is part of a $125 million philanthropic campaign to construct a new facility for the…

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has tapped Steven DiBiase, MD, as medical director of the Christus Cancer Center in Longview, Texas. Expected to open in fall 2026, Christus Health broke ground on the $36 million cancer center in January 2025.  Dr.…

Despite increasing incidence rates, researchers from New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University predict the prostate cancer death rate will decrease by 2050. According to a study published Feb. 18 in Urologic Oncology, technological advances in prostate cancer screening, detection and treatment…

As vice physician-in-chief at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope National Medical Center and physician -in-chief at City of Hope Orange County in Irvine, Edward Kim, MD, oversees clinical strategy and research initiatives across the cancer center’s growing national footprint. City…

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has named Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, as associate director for clinical sciences.  Dr. Danilov joined City of Hope in 2020 as co-director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center and professor in the department of hematology,…

Twenty-three hospitals have been named the top hospitals for uterine and ovarian cancer surgery by healthcare research company Castle Connolly. Castle Connolly methodology includes all-payer claims data from private and public insurance, clinical outcome data and vetting by a physician-led…

Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has added AdventHealth Manchester (Ky.) hospital to its affiliate network.  Through the affiliation, AdventHealth Manchester will develop a new oncology service line with support from UK Markey Cancer Center, according to a March…

Among adults ages 65 and older, colon and rectal cancer incidence has decreased the most across all cancer types, according to a study published March 5 in NPG Aging.  Researchers from Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer…