The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research has established a coalition dedicated to funding cancer research aimed at closing the survival gap between early- and late-stage diagnoses. The Early Detection Awards were developed in partnership with the American Association for Cancer…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Philadelphia-based Temple Health has appointed Alex Khariton as COO of Fox Chase Cancer Center, effective Feb. 23. Mr. Khariton has also been named senior vice president for cancer services across Temple Health, according to a Feb. 3 news release from…
Marwan Fakih, MD, has been appointed deputy director of Duarte, Calif-based City of Hope’s NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Dr. Fakih also serves as division head of GI medical oncology, medical director of the Briskin Center for Clinical Research and associate…
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…
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…
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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…
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…