Cancer survivors enrolled in high-deductible health plans had significantly worse overall and cancer-specific survival than those in standard health plans, according to a study published Jan. 29 in JAMA Network Open. The researchers analyzed data from 147,254 adults ages 18…
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Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has tapped Robert Press, MD, as clinical director of proton therapy at the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute in Boca Raton, Fla. Dr. Press most recently served as head of the thoracic service…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has named Gordon Groschl vice president and chief information security officer. In the role, Mr. Groschl will oversee corporate security, IT compliance and data privacy, according to a LinkedIn post from City of Hope. He…
Hendersonville, N.C.-based UNC Health Pardee, a nonprofit healthcare system managed by Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has opened an outpatient infusion center. All of the system’s outpatient infusion services will now be available at the new facility, which is part…
According to a recent American Cancer Society report, 70% of people diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2021 had a five-year survival rate across all cancer types. Ten leaders told Becker’s the report — published Jan. 13 in CA: A…
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy at its Minnesota and Florida campuses. The procedure allows surgeons to use a small incision on the side of the breast, which may result in less visible scarring…
Immunotherapy has quickly become a cornerstone of cancer care, but some leaders in the field say the prevailing narrative often oversimplifies the highly diverse set of therapies — each with widely different clinical risks, operational demands and implications for health…
Advanced practice providers at one of New England’s largest cancer programs have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to vote on whether to unionize. The petition, filed Jan. 29, follows a request made the previous day…
As cancer care becomes increasingly driven by complex, high-cost therapies, health systems are rethinking how tightly oncology and pharmacy are integrated. At Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Fla., leadership sees pharmacy not as a downstream support function but…
Kansas City-based University of Kansas has received $36 million in federal funding to support research facilities within the University of Kansas Cancer Center, currently under construction. “This funding will be transformational in its impact on our center as it will…