Oncology

A JAMA Network Open study found participating in Medicare's Oncology Care Model was not associated with decreased prescribing of novel cancer therapies.

Here are six findings from cancer studies and other research efforts Becker's has covered since Oct. 4:

Here are four new cancer centers Becker's has covered since Oct. 5:

Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are partnering with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in Cambridge, Mass., to jointly invest more than $60 million into pediatric cancer research.

The Association of Community Cancer Centers named five winning programs for the 12th annual ACCC Innovator Awards Oct. 13.

Fayetteville, Ark.-based Namida Lab launched the first at-home product that could detect breast cancer using tears, news station KFOR reported Oct. 13.

Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia researchers found chronic stress increases the risk of cancer death by 14 percent.

The Northeast Texas Cancer and Research Institute in Tyler, Texas, is set to open in November, Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Oct. 12.

Hartford, Conn.-based Saint Francis Hospital is the first in the state to use a new technology to perform a lung biopsy, News 8 affiliate WTNH reported Oct. 11.

Here are five recent moves from the nation's leading cancer centers since Sept. 26: