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Oncology

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has launched an oncoplastic breast surgery fellowship, the first fellowship of its kind in the U.S.

In September 2023, Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute rolled out plans to build a freestanding cancer center with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a move that will end the institute's existing oncology partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital, also in…

As part of its Cancer Moonshot initiative, the Biden administration will launch a private sector pilot program by the end of the year to address pediatric cancer drug shortages. 

When Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope opened its doors in 1913, it did so as a tuberculosis sanatorium. Though more than a century has passed, echoes of the center's past remain at the forefront of the center's mission.

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Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has appointed Jennifer Finkel, PhD, as associate vice president of art experience to help create a multisensory environment that promotes health and well-being.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has promoted Amy Ware to regional vice president of oncology for the system's Sarah Cannon Cancer Network in the TriStar Health Division.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will begin construction on its $239.2 million biosciences research facility, Chron reported Oct. 23.

The American Medical Association recommends that medical education materials be written at a sixth-grade reading level or lower, but a recent study found that the average reading level for oncology education materials ranged from 8.8 to 14.8.

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