Oncology

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is now using a needleless method for all inpatients undergoing blood draws, Moffitt said March 24. It's the first in the state to offer the procedure.

A cluster of childhood cancer in Wilmington, Mass., in the 1990s has been linked to a contaminated water supply there, according to a study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the state said March 24.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital named Cecelia Calhoun, MD, as director of the sickle cell program for adolescents and young adults, effective July 1. 

New Brunswick-based Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has appointed Michael Salacz, MD, as director of its neuro-oncology program, the institute said March 24.

The University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento became the 31st member institution of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network March 23. 

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health and the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City are considering an affiliation that would expand access to advanced cancer care in the Helena region, the Independent Record reported March 21. 

José Baselga, MD, PhD, a prominent oncologist and former CMO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, died March 21 at age 61. 

The University of Michigan's health system partner, Midland-based MidMichigan Health, plans to build a 115,000-square-foot cancer center, the health system announced March 18. 

Lewes, Del.-based Beebe Healthcare appointed two new leaders to the health system's cancer centers March 18. 

After multiple studies showed routine cancer screenings dropped during earlier stages of the pandemic, some oncologists are now beginning to see an increase in patients presenting with advanced stage cancer, The New York Times reported March 17.