For decades, a cancer patient’s access to cutting-edge therapies has been largely delimited by their proximity to an academic medical center. Recent advancements in clinical trial decentralization have begun to loosen that restriction. Between 2018 and 2019, HHS implemented a…
Author: Mariah Taylor
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health recently unveiled its new comprehensive cancer center. The Penn State Health Cancer Center at Hampden Medical Center is a 40,250-square foot facility that offers comprehensive cancer services in one location, according to an Oct. 20…
Some of the largest cancer centers in the nation are leaning on nurse scientists to improve patient outcomes. There are two types of nurse scientists: those who are clinically focused and support front-line staff through quality improvement and unit-based projects,…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. named Anthony Letai, MD, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Letai most recently served as a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both…
A recent Aurora-based University of Colorado Cancer Center study found that COVID-19 infection in cancer patients can reawaken cancer cells and lead to metastasis. The study, published July 30 in Nature, used mice models of breast cancer, as well as…
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With ever-growing treatment options, clinical care access and a new focus on integrative strategies, cancer centers are constantly upgrading their services and options for patients. Becker’s asked leaders about the most impressive result they’ve seen in a cancer patient and…
A recent study found that statin use can reduce breast cancer death and recurrence by roughly 20%. The study, published June 12 in the British Journal of Cancer, analyzed 34 studies that included 689,990 women with breast cancer. Researchers found…
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) opened a $320 million cancer center, which will house the first carbon ion therapy program in the the Americas. The 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building opened June 11, according to a system news release. It will offer…
More than 46% of women with stage 1 or 2 breast cancer chose to continue endocrine therapy after five years, a recent study found. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, examined data from 831 women…
Dallas-based Texas Oncology is consolidating its cancer care with a new $120 million facility, according to a June 5 company Facebook post. The facility, which recently broke ground, is the first full-service Texas Oncology center in Plano, Texas. The 100,000-square-foot…