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Author: Elizabeth Gregerson

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…

Here are 57 hospitals and health systems that opened cancer centers or expanded cancer care services in 2025: Note: This list is updated periodically. To have a cancer center added to this list, please email Elizabeth Gregerson at egregerson@beckershealthcare.com.

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In September, Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University launched a mobile prostate cancer screening program in collaboration with New York City based-Mount Sinai Health System.  The program was made possible through funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation,…

Only 7% of cancer patients in the U.S. participate in clinical trials, according to a report published Oct. 6 in JCO Oncology Practice.  Research from the report will be presented Oct. 10-11 at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology…

In 2026, New York will become the first U.S. state to require many large group health insurance policies to cover scalp-cooling treatment for patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to an Oct. 6 report from ABC News.  Scalp cooling works by reducing…

Kansas City-based University of Kansas Cancer Center will engage seven KU men’s and women’s basketball players to serve as brand ambassadors and elevate fundraising initiatives.  The athletes will appear across various multimedia channels to encourage donations to the KU Cancer…

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has opened a $14 million outpatient facility dedicated to breast and gynecologic cancers.  The Center for Women’s Cancer at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success, N.Y., integrates breast surgery, gynecologic oncology, medical…

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