Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has tapped Robert Press, MD, as clinical director of proton therapy at the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Press most recently served as head of the thoracic service…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Hendersonville, N.C.-based UNC Health Pardee, a nonprofit healthcare system managed by Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has opened an outpatient infusion center. All of the system’s outpatient infusion services will now be available at the new facility, which is part…
According to a recent American Cancer Society report, 70% of people diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2021 had a five-year survival rate across all cancer types. Ten leaders told Becker’s the report — published Jan. 13 in CA: A…
Immunotherapy has quickly become a cornerstone of cancer care, but some leaders in the field say the prevailing narrative often oversimplifies the highly diverse set of therapies — each with widely different clinical risks, operational demands and implications for health…
Kansas City-based University of Kansas has received $36 million in federal funding to support research facilities within the University of Kansas Cancer Center, currently under construction. “This funding will be transformational in its impact on our center as it will…
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente has begun construction on a new cancer center at the Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu. The Kaiser Permanente Cancer Center at Moanalua will be located on the first floor of the medical center and is expected…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Cancer Institute has been named a care partner of New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., first aligned with MSK’s standards of care in December 2024, which…
The President’s Cancer Panel — part of the NIH’s National Cancer Institute — has identified three priority areas “vital for building and maintaining a robust cancer workforce,” according to a report published Jan. 21. The “Ensuring a Strong Future for…
States that expanded Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2014 experienced a 4.8% reduction in risk for breast cancer mortality, according to a study published Jan. 27 in JAMA Network Open. For the study, researchers analyzed…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has appointed Anirban Maitra, MD, as director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center. Dr. Maitra joined NYU Langone in August 2025 as co-director of the newly established NYU Langone Gastrointestinal Cancer Center.…