Medical devicemakers are tapping into electric fields as a new treatment for cancer, The Wall Street Journal reported May 16. For decades, electricity has been used to treat cardiovascular conditions and serious mental illnesses, but companies are now pioneering how…
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Former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis is reigniting discussions about routine screenings for the disease, The Washington Post reported May 20. Mr. Biden, 82, announced May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer…
The College of American Pathologists recently updated its evidence-based guideline recommendations for the testing of human papillomavirus in head and neck carcinomas. Guideline co-chairs William Faquin, MD, PhD, a pathologist at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, and James Lewis Jr., MD,…
Here are 40 hospitals and health systems that are opening cancer centers or expanding cancer care services in 2025: Note: This list is updated periodically. To have a cancer center added to this list, please email Elizabeth Gregerson at egregerson@beckershealthcare.com.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has established a satellite CAR T-cell therapy clinic, the first of its kind in the U.S. Patients can now visit the Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Cancer Center for stem cell and CAR T-cell collection…
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Despite groundbreaking advances in pediatric cancer research, many promising therapies never reach the children who need them most. Catherine Bollard, MD, is senior vice president and chief research officer at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital. She is also director of…
Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute is employing virtual reality to help patients manage side effects and symptoms of prostate cancer treatment. Through a Defense Department-funded clinical trial, researchers studied incorporating VR into rehabilitation services, such as…
The University of California San Diego has launched a master’s program for healthcare professionals looking to specialize in the development and delivery of precision oncology medicine. The Master of Advanced Studies in Precision Medicine Therapeutics in Oncology program aims to…
Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has broken ground on a $177 million radiation oncology facility in Fort Worth. The facility is expected to open in 2028 and will be connected to UT Southwestern’s Moncrief Cancer Institute, according to…
Seventy-six percent of oncologists reported seeing an increasing number of patients presenting with advanced-stage cancer. Of those, 75% attributed the increase to screening barriers, according to a survey published May 13 by the Harris Poll on behalf of Quest Diagnostics. …