Oncology

In 2024, 68% of the U.S. population lived in counties where more than 25% of oncologists were nearing retirement age, according to a study published Oct. 7 in JCO Oncology Practice. At the same time, racial and ethnic minority representation…

In September, Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University launched a mobile prostate cancer screening program in collaboration with New York City based-Mount Sinai Health System.  The program was made possible through funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation,…

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has appointed Vance Sohn, MD, as director for the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sohn most recently served as a surgical oncologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs,…

Only 7% of cancer patients in the U.S. participate in clinical trials, according to a report published Oct. 6 in JCO Oncology Practice.  Research from the report will be presented Oct. 10-11 at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology…

In 2026, New York will become the first U.S. state to require many large group health insurance policies to cover scalp-cooling treatment for patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to an Oct. 6 report from ABC News.  Scalp cooling works by reducing…

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center has appointed Tulika Ranjan, MD, as operations director for neuro-oncology.  Dr. Ranjan stepped into the role in July and will lead the development and expansion of neuro-oncology services at the cancer center, including access to…

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health have established an Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center at Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital. The new center marks the eighth Ochsner MD Anderson location since Ochsner Health joined…

A hard-to-detect form of breast cancer now makes up about 1 in 10 cases in the U.S., a recent American Cancer Society report found. “Although lobular breast cancer accounts for a little over 10% of all breast cancers, the sheer…

Cincinnati Children’s is the best hospital for pediatric cancer care in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published Oct. 7. For the ranking, U.S. News evaluated children’s hospitals’ clinical outcomes data — such as survival,…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will leave Independent Health’s Individual Medicare Advantage network in 2026. The move comes after Roswell Park learned the plan would start shifting more care costs to the patient, according to a statement shared…