Oncology

On Feb. 19, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children’s Hospital, both based in Houston, launched a joint venture with one mission: to end childhood cancer.  While specifics had not been established at the time of…

Among recent radiation oncology residency graduates, only 4.3% accepted jobs in rural counties, according to a study published May 17 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Here are five things to know from the study: Read the…

Recent headlines have thrust prostate cancer screening guidelines and late stage diagnoses into broader healthcare industry conversations.  Here are five things hospital and health system leaders should know about the state of prostate cancer in 2025: Prostate cancer All sites…

Medical devicemakers are tapping into electric fields as a new treatment for cancer, The Wall Street Journal reported May 16.  For decades, electricity has been used to treat cardiovascular conditions and serious mental illnesses, but companies are now pioneering how…

Former President Joe Biden’s recent prostate cancer diagnosis is reigniting discussions about routine screenings for the disease, The Washington Post reported May 20. Mr. Biden, 82, announced May 18 that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer…

The College of American Pathologists recently updated its evidence-based guideline recommendations for the testing of human papillomavirus in head and neck carcinomas. Guideline co-chairs William Faquin, MD, PhD, a pathologist at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, and James Lewis Jr., MD,…

Here are 40 hospitals and health systems that are opening cancer centers or expanding cancer care services in 2025: Note: This list is updated periodically. To have a cancer center added to this list, please email Elizabeth Gregerson at egregerson@beckershealthcare.com.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has established a satellite CAR T-cell therapy clinic, the first of its kind in the U.S. Patients can now visit the Intermountain Health St. George (Utah) Cancer Center for stem cell and CAR T-cell collection…

Despite groundbreaking advances in pediatric cancer research, many promising therapies never reach the children who need them most. Catherine Bollard, MD, is senior vice president and chief research officer at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital. She is also director of…

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute is employing virtual reality to help patients manage side effects and symptoms of prostate cancer treatment.  Through a Defense Department-funded clinical trial, researchers studied incorporating VR into rehabilitation services, such as…