Oncology

Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in July: 

Los Angeles-based City of Hope has opened a comprehensive cancer center in Irvine, Calif.

Weill Cornell Medicine has selected Jedd Wolchok, MD, as the Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center.

A gene that is responsible for the deadliest type of brain tumor is also responsible for two forms of rhabdomyosarcoma, a childhood cancer affecting soft tissue, researchers at Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health found. 

Here are five oncologist appointments made by Yale Cancer Center since July 13:

Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital selected Brian Gamble as its new president. He began his role July 4.

Learn how Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York reduced administrative burden and observed treatment patterns by implementing Flatiron Assist™, the oncology-specific, clinical decision support tool.

Cancer centers around the country are reaching capacity while facing challenges such as higher-acuity patients, labor shortages and consumer-like expectations.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Cancer ranking released July 26. 

Detroit-based Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute plan to construct a $450 million complex to further their academic and research partnership.