New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute nearly doubled the number of infusion patients it treated per day after modeling patient flow patterns in an animated 3D clinic simulation, according to a study published May 26 in the Annals of Operations…
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Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center saved more than $60,000 in three months after implementing a nurse-led quality improvement initiative designed to prevent same-day infusion cancellations. The nursing team at Fox Chase-East Norriton (Pa.) designed and embedded a pre-infusion assessment guide…
Nature Medicine has retracted a study that linked immunochemotherapy treatment time to improved survival among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The study, led by researchers from Changsha, China-based Hunan Cancer Hospital, was published Feb. 2 in Nature Medicine. Concerns…
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has selected five hospitals to participate in a rural cancer care network under the state’s newly established Combat Cancer Health Hub. The Combat Cancer Health Hub will operate as a hub-and-spoke cancer…
Access to and utilization of fertility preservation among U.S. female adolescents and young adults with cancer ranges from 0.56% to 70.3%, according to a study published June 23 in Cancer. Researchers from New York City-based Columbia University analyzed 25 studies…
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Among patients who learned of their cancer diagnosis through an online portal, 59% were alone at the time, according to a study published June 24 in JAMA Network Open. The 21st Century Cures Act requires healthcare organizations provide patients with…
Shortages of several generic chemotherapy drugs are straining hospital supply chains and raising concerns that cancer centers may need to ration treatment for some patients, according to a June 24 New York Times report. Manufacturing problems, shipping delays and decisions…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has broken ground on a $2.3 billion inpatient facility, the Kenneth C. Griffin Pavilion. The new facility will be connected to the cancer center’s main hospital by a dedicated patient bridge, according…
Milwaukee-based Medical College of Wisconsin received $27 million for the MCW Cancer Center from Tim and Barbara Michels and the Michels Family Foundation. A research facility will be renamed the Medical College of Wisconsin Michels Center for Cancer Discovery in…
A greater gap between an individual’s chronological and biological age is associated with a higher risk of developing early-onset cancer. Younger generations are aging faster biologically, according to a study published June 22 in Nature Medicine, a finding which researchers…