Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $40 million gift from Paula and Rodger Riney of St. Louis to further multiple myeloma research, the institute said Jan. 6.
Oncology
Here are four cancer-related partnerships formed since Dec. 13.
Placerville, Calif.-based Marshall Medical Center and UC Davis Health in Sacramento, Calif., have announced an affiliation for cancer services allowing Marshall patients access to UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, the systems said Jan. 5.
Here are five hospitals, health systems and cancer treatment centers that have expanded their cancer care facilities, opened new facilities, or shared plans to open new centers since Dec. 13.
A portable and rapid prostate cancer screening kit developed by Cornell University researchers could provide early warning to populations with higher incidence of prostate cancer and limited healthcare access, the university said Jan. 4.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente implemented a new depression screening initiative for breast cancer patients after new research showed the intervention was successful in identifying patients needing behavioral healthcare, MyNewsLA reported.
These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months.
News regarding City of Hope acquiring the Cancer Treatment Centers of America was Becker's most-read oncology story in December.
City of Hope is working to recruit about 350 people as it plans to open a new 190,000-square-foot cancer center in Irvine, Calif., in summer 2022, The Orange County Register reported Dec. 29.
Cancer patients who experienced breakthrough COVID-19 infections had a 13 percent death rate, a study published Dec. 24 in the Annals of Oncology found.