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The FDA has approved a new device to treat adults with locally advanced pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine and…
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Becker’s Healthcare is proud to unveil its 2025 list of hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in oncology. These leading institutions have earned national distinction for advancing cancer care through groundbreaking research, innovative treatments and transformative clinical trials. Many…
Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, S.C., have developed an AI-based tool to support clinicians in predicting which patients may be at high risk of serious complications after a stem cell or bone marrow transplant. Four details to…
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has expanded its cell and gene therapy program to include 12 FDA-approved therapies. The program now offers more cell and gene therapies than any pediatric center on the West Coast, according to a March 5 news…
The number of deceased donors whose transplanted organs were suspected of transmitting Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus increased about five-fold between January 2021 and September 2025 compared to between 2016 and 2020, according to a March 5 report from the CDC. A…
Sridhar Seshadri, president of Palo Alto, Calif.-Stanford Medicine Cancer Center, has died. Mr. Seshadri died Nov. 26 at age 66, according to a March 10 news release from Stanford (Calif.) Medicine. He joined Stanford in 2003 as vice president of…
Mobile, Ala.-based USA Health has tapped Brian Persing, MD, as director of the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. Dr. Persing will assume the role of director May 12, according to a March 10 news release shared with Becker’s. He will…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will work together to ensure workforce stability as the two organizations navigate the end of a longtime partnership, according to a March 10 report from The Boston Globe. In April,…
A research team from Renton, Wash.-based Providence has launched an interactive toolkit to help health systems boost equity in medical research. The toolkit was developed on insights gathered after two years of research and community outreach across Los Angeles, Boston…
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…
