Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System is relocating some of its oncology services and closing its radiation therapy services Dec. 1, The Messenger reported Nov. 15.
Author: Mariah Taylor
The national lung cancer five-year survival rate is 26.6%, but most states fall under the average.
Lung cancer survival rates jumped 4.6 percentage points in the last five years, and diagnosis rates have decreased 8%, according to the American Lung Association's 2023 "State of Lung Cancer" report released Nov. 7.
New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center completed its first same-day spinal radiosurgery treatment for a patient.
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health Foundation received its largest gift ever, which will be used to create a new cancer center.
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Wyoming has the fewest active oncologists per capita, with eight oncologists in the state.
A recent study found that CT scans are linked to an increased risk of blood cancer in young people.
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $72 million donation from the Pan-Mass Challenge, an athletic fundraiser.
RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey are partnering on cancer care and research, including building three new facilities.
The District of Columbia has the highest number of active oncologists per capita.