The District of Columbia and Delaware have the highest rates of pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality, respectively, according to the most recent data published by the American Cancer Society. Wyoming and Colorado have the lowest rates of pancreatic cancer incidence…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Studies being presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2026 annual meeting, being held May 29 to June 2 in Chicago, will highlight how GLP-1s could reshape oncology care, with research linking the drugs to lower cancer incidence and…
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has appointed Albert Koong, MD, PhD, chief scientific officer effective June 1. Dr. Koong has served as interim chief scientific officer since Jan. 1, according to a May 21 news release from…
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health will build a $175 million cancer and neuroscience center on the Northwest Community Hospital campus in Arlington Heights,Ill. Pending state and village approval, construction will begin later in 2026 and is expected to be completed by…
In the U.S., 168 healthcare organizations have received accreditation for immune effector cell therapy from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. An additional seven received standalone immune effector cell therapy accreditation, meaning the facilities operate outside of a…
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Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received more than $19 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. To date, CPRIT has given more than $4 billion in cancer research awards, of which MD Anderson…
Seattle-based Kaiser Permanente Washington increased cervical cancer screening completion by 2.2 percentage points after launching a mail-in self-collection program, according to a study published May 20 in NEJM Catalyst. Here are five things to know from the study: Read the…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Shakeeb Akhter as chief digital officer. Mr. Akhter joins Memorial Sloan Kettering after serving as senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, according…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Cancer Institute and Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine are participating in the world’s first in-human phase 1 clinical trial of an electric implant for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. The small, implantable device delivers chemotherapy directly into…
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida has received $100 million to advance cancer care, research, prevention, education and innovation. The donation is the single largest philanthropic gift in Baptist Health South Florida’s 66-year history, according to a May 20…