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…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
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.…
The American Association for Cancer Research has elected 18 U.S. leaders in the field of oncology, along with six international leaders, to its 2026 class of Fellows of the AACR Academy. Fellows of the AACR Academy are elected after a…
Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico Hospital has relocated New Mexico’s only thyroid and parathyroid specialty clinic to Rio Rancho-based UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center. The Head and Neck Endocrine Clinic was first established at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center eight…
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The Knight Cancer Institute at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has appointed Joel Helmke as CEO of the Knight Cancer Group. The Knight Cancer Group — established through a $2 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight — will…
Gaps in health system infrastructure can contribute to fewer childhood cancer survivors receiving guideline-concordant survivorship care, according to a review published Dec. 26 in Cancer Control. Researchers from Jacksonville, Fla.-based University of Florida and Los Angeles-based University of Southern California…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has appointed Gustavo Rivero, MD, as director of translation research for hematologic malignancies. A physician-scientist, Dr. Rivero also serves as an associate professor in the division of hematology and oncology at Tampa-based University of South Florida’s…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Children’s has opened a resource center for cancer patients and their families. Located within the Novak Center for Children’s Health, the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute Resource Center was funded through a $1.6 million investment led by the…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and will honor eight leaders at the organization’s 2026 annual meeting in May. Award recipients include researchers, educators and patient advocates, according to a Jan. 20 news release from ASCO. The award recipients are:…