Oncology

Those with gastroesophageal reflux disease face a two times greater risk of developing larynx and esophagus cancers, according to research published Feb. 22 in Cancer. 

The overall positive test rate for the SARS-CoV-2 virus across surfaces in a number of oncology units was 0.5 percent, according to research published Feb. 18 in Cancer.

Cancer & Blood Specialists of Arizona will provide care at three new locations in the Phoenix area as part of a partnership with the American Oncology Network, the groups said Feb. 18. 

States should follow the CDC's recommendation to include cancer patients as a priority group in their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans, the Association for Clinical Oncology and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network said in a joint letter to governors…

An oncologist group has lost a bid to have a court review its legal challenge to an automatic 2 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement that began seven years ago for intravenous cancer treatments and other drugs, according to Bloomberg Law. 

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute became the newest member of Caris Life Sciences' Precision Oncology Alliance Feb. 16. 

A urine test that measures cancer-specific genes for prostate cancer could be an effective alternative to invasive biopsies, according to validation study results published in the March issue of the Journal of Urology.

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute named James Aikins Jr., MD, chief of gynecologic oncology. 

Breast cancer death rates have slightly increased in women younger than 40, reversing a longstanding trend in mortality rate decreases, according to research findings published Feb. 9 in Radiology.

As Cleveland Clinic celebrated its 100th anniversary, Brian Bolwell, MD, chair of its Taussig Cancer Institute, reflected on the advancements made in cancer care over the last 10 years in a recent statement published on the health system's website.