Oncology

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health was met with some uncertainty when it launched its pharmacogenomic program in March 2022 and became one of the first health systems to standardize genomic testing.

When healthcare staffing shortages strain resources and limit care access, both clinical staff and patients feel the pain.

The National Cancer Institute has proposed a budget of more than $11 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. 

Individuals with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis may also have an increased risk of developing melanoma, according to a study published Sept. 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Center has unveiled plans for a more integrative cancer care model.

Starting Sept. 10, the FDA will require hospitals to notify women if their mammogram reveals they have dense breast tissue, but there's still some disagreement on what to do once the women are given this information, The Wall Street Journal…

Self-collection kits for cervical cancer screening have begun to ship to healthcare facilities, according to a Sept. 5 report from ABC News. 

There are only 45 cancer centers in the U.S. that offer proton beam therapy, according to data from the National Association for Proton Therapy. 

Infections are the cause of more than half of all non-relapse-related deaths after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy for lymphoma and multiple myeloma patients, according to a study published July 8 in Nature Medicine.

Specialists from Los Angeles-based City of Hope will now offer second-opinion services to patients at Healthway Cancer Care Hospital in the Philippines.