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Author: Elizabeth Gregerson

Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, has been named director of Tuscon-based University of Arizona Cancer Center. He will step into the role March 1 after having served as director of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai's Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute since 2018. 

The Clemons Family Foundation has pledged $11 million to support cancer research and the completion of two building projects at UCI Health-Irvine in California. 

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West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute have opened the Breast Health Center in East Brunswick, N.J.

Director of Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer, Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, is stepping down from the position after serving for six years. 

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has partnered with Amazon Web Services to accelerate cancer innovation and research through AI, high-performance computing and cloud technologies. 

Historically, cancer care largely focused on the fight for survival. Now, thanks to advancements in screening and treatment, many patients are living decades beyond their diagnosis. 

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