A McKesson Corp. report has revealed the challenges faced by community oncologists in providing patients access to clinical trials and personalized, precision medicine. The “2025 Advancing Community Oncology Report” details findings from a double-blind survey of more than 100 community…
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Kalamazoo-based West Michigan Cancer Center has reopened after temporarily closing due to flooding, according to a Dec. 1 report from CBS affiliate WWMT. The facility had closed to patients due to a flooded elevator, an update on the cancer center’s…
CMS will implement lower maximum fair prices for 15 prescription drugs beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The drugs — which include treatments for cancer, Type 2 diabetes, asthma and chronic kidney disease — accounted for $42.5 billion, or 15%, of gross…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has opened the Mario Lemieux Immunotherapy Center to expand access to personalized treatments for patients with certain solid tumors. The center was funded by the Mario Lemieux Foundation, which previously helped establish the Lemieux Center…
A novel cell therapy developed by researchers at Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has shown effectiveness against metastatic pancreatic cancer in preclinical models, according to a study published Nov. 21 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The therapy, called…
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has received a $20 million grant to advance metastatic breast cancer research and care. The grant, from the Elaine and Eduardo Saverin Foundation, represents the largest non-federal gift to support metastatic breast cancer research at…
Three cancer centers recently earned accreditation from the American Society of Radiation Oncology. Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, along with Tampa General Hospital’s Cancer Institute and TGH Cancer Institute Brandon Healthplex, are among the latest facilities to gain accreditation…
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center has launched a Lung Cancer Rapid Access Program to expedite care for patients with recent lung cancer diagnoses. The program aims to connect patients with lung cancer specialists within two days of referral. During…
The Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium has added its first international member, welcoming the Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu. The center is the first institution outside North America to join the consortium, which comprises more…
UW Health’s Eastpark Medical Center in Madison, Wis., is on track to become one of the first sites in the world to offer upright proton therapy, with treatment expected to begin in summer 2026. The health system completed construction of…