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…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
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…
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,…
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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…
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida has opened a cancer care facility in Key West, Fla. The center will provide infusion services as well as medical and radiation oncology care, according to a Feb. 13 news release from Baptist…
The National Institutes of Health will no longer categorize basic experimental studies involving humans (BESH) as clinical trials, according to a Jan. 29 announcement from the agency. BESH applications submitted on or after May 25, 2026, will not be subject…
Beginning in April, Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital will phase out all currently contracted Dana-Farber Cancer Institute physician assistants by the end of 2026, according to a Feb. 12 Boston Globe report. Dana-Farber, also based in Boston, is ending its…