Richard Scolyer, MD, co-medical director of the Melanoma Institute Australia, the first patient to receive pre-surgical combination immunotherapy for glioblastoma and a “world-renowned” pathologist, died June 7 at age 59, according to a June 26 report from The New York…
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Colonoscopy rates have largely returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the recovery has not been equal across racial and ethnic groups, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Researchers analyzed National Health Interview Survey…
An AI framework can identify targets for CAR-T cell therapy in weeks, streamlining a process that often takes months to years, according to a study published June 25 in Cell. Here are three notes from the study: Read the full…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s $1.68 billion cancer hospital, currently under construction, will be named the Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital at Dana-Farber. Dana-Farber President and CEO Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD, shared the hospital’s official name June 25 on LinkedIn. The hospital…
At 11%, California had the lowest up-to-date lung cancer screening rate in 2024, while Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania had the highest rate at 28%, according to American Cancer Society data. The national median rate for up-to-date lung cancer screening in…
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From system chiefs to endowed chairs, here are 10 systems seeking oncology leaders: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites.
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute nearly doubled the number of infusion patients it treated per day after modeling patient flow patterns in an animated 3D clinic simulation, according to a study published May 26 in the Annals of Operations…
Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center saved more than $60,000 in three months after implementing a nurse-led quality improvement initiative designed to prevent same-day infusion cancellations. The nursing team at Fox Chase-East Norriton (Pa.) designed and embedded a pre-infusion assessment guide…
Nature Medicine has retracted a study that linked immunochemotherapy treatment time to improved survival among patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The study, led by researchers from Changsha, China-based Hunan Cancer Hospital, was published Feb. 2 in Nature Medicine. Concerns…
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has selected five hospitals to participate in a rural cancer care network under the state’s newly established Combat Cancer Health Hub. The Combat Cancer Health Hub will operate as a hub-and-spoke cancer…