Oncology

The FDA is holding a three-day advisory committee meeting to consider whether several early approved cancer drugs should remain on the market. 

Hackensack Meridian Health is now offering telehealth lung cancer screenings, the Edison, N.J.-based health system announced April 26.

Suresh Ramalingam, MD, will join Cancer, the American Cancer Society's journal, as editor-in-chief for a five year term, effective July 1. 

Some women at high risk for breast cancer, regardless of whether they're insured, face cost-associated barriers to preventive care, according to research recently published in Journal of Genetic Counseling. 

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health has asked a judge to stay a lawsuit filed by a former oncologist against the health system, according to the Fairfield Sun Times.

Family genes play a significant role in the development of colon cancer, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has selected Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD, as chief of hematology, effective July 1. 

The Fauquier Health Center for Cancer Care in Warrenton, Va., will cease chemotherapy and other cancer treatment services with the departure of its only hematologist and oncologist on May 7, according to Fauquier Now. 

After hinting at a potential affiliation in March, Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health and the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City confirmed the partnership April 12. 

Treatment may not make a difference for some breast cancer patients over age 70, supporting the de-escalation of treatment among older women, according to research published April 15 in JAMA Network Open.