From establishing new children’s hospitals and research collaboratives to clinical trial expansion, here are five ways U.S. cancer centers and health systems are putting more than $2.3 billion in recent financial gifts to use:
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In May 2024, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and the START Center for Cancer Research — a global network of clinical trial sites — established a partnership to bring an early-stage clinical trial site to Northwell’s R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer…
Sixty-two National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers are urging health systems, physicians and hospital leaders to promote human papillomavirus vaccination as a form of cancer prevention. The cancer centers, alongside leading cancer research organizations and advocacy groups, have published a joint…
Between July 7, 2023, and June 30, 2024, Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center had the highest percentage of patient rating scores at 9 or 10 among all cancer hospitals exempt from reporting to Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment…
Oklahoma City-based OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center reduced missed appointments among indigenous cancer patients by 8%, according to a study published Sept. 6 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The center’s American Indian Navigation Program conducted a care coordination…
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Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has named Chandrajit Raut, MD, as chief of the division of surgical oncology. Dr. Raut was also appointed surgery program leader for the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute’s Sarcoma Disease Center, according to an internal…
A team of researchers from University of Florida Health has developed an open-access AI tool to accelerate the diagnosis of acute leukemias, according to a study published July 29 in Nature Communications. The Acute Leukemia Methylome Atlas, or ALMA, maps…
As the medical school landscape shifts in response to federal pressures and new demands in the healthcare space — such as technological advancements, AI and drug innovations — new physicians may be entering the field with gaps in their clinical…
Between 2010 and 2019, incidence rates of 14 cancers increased among individuals younger than 50, with “concerning increases” reported in colorectal and uterine cancer mortality. While the statistics may raise alarm, one oncology expert is encouraging healthcare leaders to understand…
Imagine a future where some cancers are caught before symptoms appear, before they spread, before lives are disrupted. That’s the potential of multi-cancer early detection (MCED), a transformative approach that’s reshaping how healthcare leaders think about cancer screening. In 2025 alone,…