Philadelphia-based Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, part of Jefferson Health, joined Caris' Precision Oncology Alliance, according to a May 14 announcement.
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The complexity of cancer care and unwarranted variation in treatment can serve as a barrier to improving care quality. As a result, health systems are increasingly turning to clinical pathways as a way to provide standardized, high-quality care.
In states that expanded Medicaid eligibility, minority-serving hospitals did not improve average delivery times for cancer treatments, according to research published May 11 in JCO Oncology Practice.
In an era of infinite challenges and finite resources, health systems must employ a rigorous approach to strategic and facility planning. This is particularly true for oncology, where the pace of change and innovation is unprecedented.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Cambridge, Mass.-based Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are aiming to accelerate novel therapeutics for rare cancers by generating a catalog of more than 100 rare cancer models, the…
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $50 million gift to support pancreatic cancer research, the Boston-based organization said May 11.
Here are four recent cancer care-related partnerships and affiliations formed since April 15.
Wilmington, Del.-based Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, part of ChristianaCare, will now offer on-site primary care services to cancer patients, becoming one of the first cancer centers in the country to do so, according to a May…
Here are six hospitals, health systems and cancer institutes that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since April 23.
Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Fla., is opening a pediatric oncology and hematology center May 10, the Pensacola News Journal reports.