Becker's Oncology

From bone marrow and transplant directors to chiefs of surgery, here are 13 health systems seeking leaders for oncology services: 

Cancer-related mortality within one year of diagnosis rose 13.1% during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Feb. 5 in JAMA Oncology.  Researchers from Lexington-based University of Kentucky and Charleston-based Medical University of South…

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger will begin a $2.5 million expansion of the Geisinger Cancer Center Pottsville (Pa.) later in 2026. The expansion will add 2,000 square feet to the facility, providing space for additional service offerings, support staff and treatment areas,…

Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care have partnered to study and find pathways to improve clinical trial communication between patients and physicians. The study — called Ask Questions About Clinical Trials — is…

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital — part of Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham — has received $35 million from Irving Oil to fund two cancer-focused facilities within the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, currently under construction. The funds will establish the…

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received the largest single gift in the institute’s history from the Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine families. The gift will support the cancer institute’s future inpatient hospital, which will be…

This year’s World Cancer Day theme, “Unique by Unique,” recognized that every cancer patient’s journey is distinct. Yet as someone treating thousands of cancer patients annually across diverse communities, I’ve learned a paradox: true personalization is impossible without addressing systemic…

Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has expanded medical oncology services at Keck Medicine of USC Irvine (Calif.), a clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and blood disorders.  The clinic was relocated to double exam room capacity…

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson has sponsored and co-developed an interactive, educational museum exhibit that will tour the U.S. for five years.  “The Journey to End Cancer: From Cause to Cure” was produced in collaboration with the National Cancer…

In 2022, an estimated 37.8% of new cancer cases globally were linked to 30 modifiable risk factors, according to a study published Feb. 3 in Nature Medicine.  For the study, researchers used Global Cancer Observatory data for 36 cancer sites…