Oncology

American Shared Hospital Services acquired three Rhode Island radiation centers.

New research, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, found colorectal cancer rates have risen between 45% and 500% for people too young for routine screenings, though the overall cancer incidences are still low, NBC News reported May 9.

Researchers at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami have developed a nanoparticle that can cross the blood-brain barrier, potentially opening the door for new treatments for brain metastases.

Health professionals in Alabama aim to eliminate cervical cancer in the state in a decade, The Wall Street Journal reported May 6. 

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has received a $20 million gift from a longtime donor that will go toward advancing research on Alzheimer's and other types of neurodegenerative diseases. 

The FDA is urging drug companies to pinpoint the cancer drug dosage that has the greatest impact with the fewest side effects. Its most recent study scrutinizes the dosage of a lung cancer drug, The Washington Post reported May 6.

An anonymous $15 million donation will enable Valley Children's Healthcare to establish an advanced cellular and gene therapy program, which the Madera, Calif.-based system said will eliminate the need to refer patients to Los Angeles hospitals for certain treatments. 

Oncologists are working to reduce their burnout by changing their environment, according to a Medscape report.

Starting at age 40, women should get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every other year, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 

Mississippi had the highest cancer mortality rate in 2019 — over 20% above the national average, a USAFacts report found.