Becker's Oncology

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has installed the first magnetic nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia machine in the U.S. The installation was completed in November and the first patient was treated with the machine as part of a clinical trial in December, according to…

Katie Little, RN, BSN, AS, OCN, is nurse manager at Inova Schar Cancer. At Fairfax West, one of five infusion centers in the Inova system, she and her team faced a familiar challenge for infusion leaders: how to expand hours…

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center raised its operating margin to 7.4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, up from 3.8% during the same period last year, which executive vice president and CFO Joanna Weiss attributed to a strong team…

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center will build an outpatient center in Lakeland, Fla., marking the first facility of Moffitt’s future Central Florida campus. The outpatient center was made possible through a $10 million gift from Wesley and Ashley Bell Barnett,…

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched an online dashboard that consolidates state- and county-level cancer data such as incidence, mortality and screening trends.  The North Carolina Cancer Health Assets and Needs Assessment dashboard is publicly available…

Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health have tapped James Ferriss, MD, as system chief of gynecologic oncology. Dr. Ferriss will serve as an associate professor of gynecologic oncology and see patients at Temple University Hospital, Fox Chase…

The FDA has approved Filkri (filgrastim-laha), a biosimilar to Neupogen (filgrastim), for use in cancer patients at risk of infection due to chemotherapy. Filkri is indicated for patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy, those with acute myeloid leukemia undergoing induction or consolidation…

Among prostatectomy patients, same-day discharge was associated with nearly double the odds of readmission within 30 days, according to a study published Feb. 15 in CancerMed.  Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both based in Boston,…

Eleven individuals who have made significant contributions to cancer research, innovation and clinical care were included in Time’s third annual Time100 Health list. The list was published Feb. 11 and highlighted the 100 most influential individuals in health, including leaders…

Weston-based Cleveland Clinic Florida has tapped Manpreet Bedi, MD, as division chair of radiation oncology. Dr. Bedi most recently served as vice chair and professor of radiation oncology at Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin, according to a Feb. 12 news…