Author: Mariah Taylor

Researchers from Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute found that the COVID-19 virus triggers the development of a unique immune cell with anti-cancer properties, it said in a Nov. 15 system news release.

Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center named Nicole Fleming, MD, as its inaugural deputy chief medical officer.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will begin construction on its $239.2 million biosciences research facility, Chron reported Oct. 23.

The American Medical Association recommends that medical education materials be written at a sixth-grade reading level or lower, but a recent study found that the average reading level for oncology education materials ranged from 8.8 to 14.8.

Cancer care is becoming more complicated, creating a larger gap between specialty hospitals and local physicians, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 22.

Infections account for an estimated 13% of all cancer cases globally, the American Association for Cancer Research found, but more work is needed to help patients prevent these infections, The New York Times reported Sept. 18.

Cancer cases in adults under 50 have been rising in recent years, and alcohol consumption may be one factor contributing to the rise, The New York Times reported Sept. 18.

More people younger than 50 are getting cancer, and clinicians are not immune to this trend.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic received a $50 million gift to expand access to cancer care and clinical trials.

Starting Sept. 10, the FDA will require hospitals to notify women if their mammogram reveals they have dense breast tissue, but there's still some disagreement on what to do once the women are given this information, The Wall Street Journal…