Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health has named Thomas George, MD, interim director of the University of Florida Health Cancer Institute. Dr. George was the institute’s associate director of clinical research for seven years before he began serving as deputy director in…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has earned renewed designation as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. The five-year renewal comes with $26.9 million in funding, according to…
Michael Kastan, MD, PhD, is stepping down as executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute, a position he has held since 2011. The Duke Cancer Institute is part of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System. Dr. Kastan is the inaugural…
Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute. Frank Penedo, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director alongside Carmen Calfa, MD, as co-director and medical director, according to an Oct. 30 news release from…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $78 million gift from the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike-a-thon across Massachusetts. Since its foundation in 1980, the event has raised $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the…
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Not every critical innovation in cancer care comes from a Phase III trial or a new drug approval. Sometimes, progress comes from a new onboarding curriculum that improves how nurses acclimate to a high-acuity unit. It could come from a…
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Becker’s asked oncology leaders from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. how their organizations are supporting technological innovation in breast cancer care. From contrast enhanced mammography to AI integration, here…
California and New York have six hospitals included on Healthgrades’ list of the 50 best hospitals for outpatient prostate care, the most of any state. Healthgrades published its 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards Oct. 28. Healthgrades evaluated about 4,500 hospitals across…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has received the National Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition granted to cancer centers in the U.S. The center, founded in 2008, received an NCI Clinical Cancer Center designation…
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were less likely to undergo cancer surgery at a high-quality hospital compared with those in traditional Medicare, according to a study published Oct. 15 in JAMA Surgery. Researchers at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Ann Arbor-based University…