Author: Elizabeth Gregerson

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has tapped Gary Deng, MD, PhD, to serve as director of the Integrative Oncology program at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Deng was also appointed associate director of the cancer center and…

Researchers from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute, Boston-based Tufts Medical Center and the University of Manchester in England, have developed a risk prediction model for early-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma. The model is called the…

An Orlando, Fla.-based Advent Health surgeon has performed a prostatectomy via transcontinental robotic telesurgery — the first of an FDA-approved clinical trial to test the technology, according to a June 17 ABC News report. The patient lives in the nation…

As immunotherapy becomes a cornerstone of cancer treatment, some of the top U.S. cancer centers and health systems are accelerating research efforts to identify the biological mechanisms behind immunotherapy response and resistance. Here are three recent immunotherapy research initiatives:

Anthony Law, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, has developed an AI model to detect throat cancer in a patient’s voice.  The AI model, a deep neural network, was…

In 2019, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health — established a tumor board to address the effects of financial toxicity among patients at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. Five-years after its…

A multicancer early detection laboratory blood test was able to detect the genetic material of cancer tumors three years before diagnosis, according to a study published May 22 in Cancer Discovery.  Led by researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, the…

Mailed self-collection kits improved cervical cancer screening rates among racial or ethnic minority populations, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.  For the study, researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial of 2,474 patients at a safety-net…

In April, Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham added oncology care to its Home Hospital program to alleviate capacity issues within acute care facilities, while also providing a way for cancer patients to benefit from remaining close to their support systems…

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has called for “bold” changes to address the rising cancer rates among women younger than 50.  Cancer incidence rates among women younger than 50 is 82% higher than incidence rates among men of the same…