Oncology

U.S. cancer survivors with financial difficulties are more likely to visit the emergency department, a new study shows.

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center will begin construction on its 10-story, $400 million hospital in July, according to The Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Though patient enrollment in clinical trials for cancer therapies has slowed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and some institutions have halted trials altogether, other trials are continuing with modified protocols, according to STAT News.

U.S. News & World Report named Boston Children's Hospital the best hospital in the nation for its 2020-21 pediatric rankings.

The FDA approved the use of Gardasil 9 to prevent certain head and neck cancers June 12.

The American Cancer Society has laid off 1,000 employees nationwide.

The cost of cancer-related care is projected to increase 34 percent in the next decade, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 

As countries end lockdowns and coronavirus-related restrictions gradually lift, hospitals are expecting to see an influx of cancer patients who may have delayed their care as the pandemic spread across the world, Bloomberg reports.

Hackensack Meridian Health has named Andre Goy, MD, physician-in-chief, overseeing cancer care across the Edison, N.J.-based health system. 

Oncologists earn $377,000 on average per year, ranking 11th among medical specialties in the U.S., according to a Medscape report.