Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has called for “bold” changes to address the rising cancer rates among women younger than 50. Cancer incidence rates among women younger than 50 is 82% higher than incidence rates among men of the same…
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Kentucky had the highest incidence rate across all cancer types between 2017 and 2021, according to data published by the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries to calculate…
The Trump administration has proposed allocating $4.53 billion for the National Cancer Institute in fiscal year 2026, marking a 37.2% decrease from the $7.22 billion the NCI received in fiscal 2025. Cancer research organizations and advocacy groups have expressed concern…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has expanded outpatient infusion therapy services at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success, N.Y. The $1.1 million expansion includes eight infusion bays, a separate entrance, waiting area and three nursing stations, according…
On May 13, West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute opened the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center — the first freestanding cancer hospital in New Jersey. Located in New Brunswick, the center is one…
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A best practice advisory alert placed within patients’ electronic medical records led to a 450% increase in oncofertility care referrals at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. …
By 2035, the number of cancer survivors living in the U.S. is expected to exceed 22 million, according to a study published May 30 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute…
On Feb. 19, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital, both based in Houston, launched a joint venture with one mission: to end childhood cancer. While specifics had not been established at the time of…
Among recent radiation oncology residency graduates, only 4.3% accepted jobs in rural counties, according to a study published May 17 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Here are five things to know from the study: Read the…
Recent headlines have thrust prostate cancer screening guidelines and late stage diagnoses into broader healthcare industry conversations. Here are five things hospital and health system leaders should know about the state of prostate cancer in 2025: Prostate cancer All sites…