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…
Author: Mariah Taylor
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…
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…
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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…
The rate of appendix cancer has tripled among Generation X and quadrupled among millennials compared to previous generations, a new study found. The study, published June 10 in Annals of Internal Medicine, used the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and…