Oncology

Adding MRI to digital mammography may prevent more cancer deaths, but it also could contribute to false-positive biopsies, according to a study published Aug. 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

President Joe Biden launched the Cancer Moonshot in 2016, when he was serving as vice president in the Obama administration. President Biden reignited the initiative in 2022, setting a goal to reduce the cancer death rate by 50% in the…

Leaders from two top-five cancer centers, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, shared with Becker's challenges they are facing this year and how they plan to address them.

Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida has named Jenny Waltzer as COO of Baptist Health Cancer Care.

Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, a pioneer in cancer immunotherapy and melanoma research, recently died of cancer.

From landmark research investments to peer mentorship programs, here are 20 recent oncology partnerships to know:

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston was awarded nine grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, totaling more than $21.4 million.

Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health expanded its same-day, in-home urgent care program to patients of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have renewed their partnership to advance cancer immunotherapy research.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's lung cancer screening criteria may exclude people who could benefit from the screening, according to a study published Aug. 20 in Annals of Internal Medicine.