With ever-growing treatment options, clinical care access and a new focus on integrative strategies, cancer centers are constantly upgrading their services and options for patients. Becker’s asked leaders about the most impressive result they’ve seen in a cancer patient and…
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Rochester (N.Y.) Wilmot Cancer Institute and New York City-based Mount Sinai, NYU Langone Health and Weill Cornell Medicine have established the Empire State Cellular Therapy Consortium. Member organizations will have expanded…
Epic’s Beacon oncology module leads the way in customer satisfaction among EHR solutions for cancer care, KLAS Research reported July 10. Here are the top EHR solutions for oncology by performance score (out of 100), according to the health IT…
In June, Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health tapped Gary Deng, MD, PhD, as director of the Integrative Oncology program at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, in partnership with the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute. Dr. Deng was also…
In June, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health appointed Samir Taneja, MD, as the system chair of urology and chair of the Smith Institute for Urology. Also serving as senior vice president, Dr. Taneja came to Northwell after 29 years…
Mississippi had the highest mortality rate across all cancer types between 2018 and 2022, according to data published by the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries to calculate…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has launched a cancer screening initiative for U.S. veterans. The program utilizes a multicancer early detection tool that screens for up to 50 cancers through a single blood test. Military personnel have a 20% higher risk…
Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has appointed Nida Shekhani to serve as deputy COO. Ms. Shekhani shared the news July 1 on LinkedIn. She will continue to serve as the cancer center’s chief strategy officer, a position she has held…
Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has tapped Neil Iyengar, MD, to serve as director of survivorship services. Dr. Iyengar will also serve as co-director of the breast medical oncology program at Emory University and care for patients at…
Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing has partnered with DCH Health System, also based in Tuscaloosa, to open a supportive care clinic at the system’s Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center. The program, led by Kristi Acker, DNP,…