Like many small hospitals, Doylestown (Pa.) Health provides cancer care but often sees patients going to larger centers such as Fox Chase Cancer Center or Penn Medicine, both based in Philadelphia. This has led Sean Reinhardt, MD, chief medical officer…
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Pfizer anticipates developing eight or more potential "blockbuster" cancer drugs by 2030.
Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence rate, while Nevada has the lowest, a USAFacts report found.
A National Cancer Institute study found that members of Generation X may be experiencing larger per-capita increases in the incidence of cancer compared to any prior generation.
Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia has been given $10.8 million to further pancreatic cancer research, it announced June 12.
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New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center and the University of Glasgow in Scotland developed an artificial intelligence-powered tool that was 99% accurate in distinguishing between two lung cancers.
Baptist Health Lexington in Kentucky will open a new cancer center June 13, integrated within the hospital's $253 million outpatient medical center.
The District of Columbia has the highest number of active oncologists per capita.
President Joe Biden intends to appoint four new members to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center named Hartford (Conn.) Healthcare its first care partner, the Hartford Courant reported June 10.