Oncologists receive more messages per day than other physicians but spend less time in electronic health records, researchers found.
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Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground on a $668 million research facility Sept. 20, Houston Business Journal reported.
Detroit-based DMC Sinai Grace Hospital will close its outpatient cancer clinic as of Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Detroit Free Press.
The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on Chicago's first freestanding cancer care and research pavilion Sept. 19.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Ky., has been designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Winchester Sun.
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Phone triage nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia voted Sept. 14 to unionize, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Richard Carvajal, MD, was drawn to oncology because of the physician-patient relationship and the significant advances in cancer care driven by a better understanding of cancer biology.
Five U.S. hospitals ranked in the top 10 of Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Specialized Hospitals."
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is partnering with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to construct a freestanding inpatient cancer hospital in Boston.
Atrium Health is the latest health system to join the CancerX project, an effort that is part of the Biden administration's Cancer Moonshot program, according to a Sept. 13 news release.