Here are five oncologists who have stepped into new roles since Sept. 14:
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AccessHope is collaborating with Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to extend the organization's reach to the Northwestern states.
Monica Bertagnolli, MD, started her new role as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute on Oct. 3.
Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past three decades; however, a racial gap persists in the U.S., according to the most recent statistics from the American Cancer Society.
Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in September:
Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury is the first facility in North Carolina to offer virtual reality headsets to patients receiving cancer treatment.
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center launched a health equity program Oct. 3 to improve cancer health disparities locally and nationally.
Aubrey Evans, MD, renowned scientist, medical administrator and advocate for children, died Sept. 29 in her home in Philadelphia at age 97, The Washington Post reported.
Here are six breast cancer studies, grants and patient care stories Becker's covered since Sept. 20.
More than 16,000 cancer deaths between March and December 2020 involved COVID-19 complications, according to a Sept. 28 American Cancer Society news release.