Oncology

Here are six hospitals and health systems that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since June 25. 

At the country's No. 1 hospital for cancer care, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, keeping sight of the ultimate goal to end cancer while also lauding the small wins it will take to get there is a…

A report that 70 percent of oncologists surveyed in the past year reported some form of sexual harassment by peers or superiors was Becker's most-read oncology story in June. 

In April 2020, screenings for breast and cervical cancer in the U.S. fell dramatically compared to the previous five-year averages for that month, according to a study led by CDC researchers published June 30 in Preventive Medicine.

Survival rates for breast cancer increase when treatment is completed within 38 weeks of diagnosis, according to research led by Cleveland Clinic oncologists. 

Infusion centers often face big challenges with overbooking and uneven patient loads, which are challenging for both patients waiting for treatments and nurses providing care.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children's Hospital has selected Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD, as chief of pediatric hematology and oncology, effective Oct. 1. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has received a five-year, $10.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research projects focused on lung cancer metabolism. 

An investigational treatment was linked to a 40 percent reduction in deaths among men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, compared to patients who only received the standard of care, according to trial findings published June 23 in The New England Journal…

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last month.