Here five are hospitals, health systems or cancer institutes that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since July 13.
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Recent oncology studies have focused on the effect of misinformation in cancer treatment articles on social media, the benefits of smoking cessation after a lung cancer diagnosis and more.
Lung cancer patients who quit smoking after diagnosis lived nearly 22 months longer than patients who continued smoking, according to research published July 27 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Johnson & Johnson's voluntary recall of five sunscreen products after internal testing detected low levels of benzene was Becker's most-read oncology story in July.
St. Louis-based Siteman Cancer Center, part of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, plans to open a 659,000-square-foot outpatient cancer center in summer 2024.
Oncologists experienced significant occupational and personal consequences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a qualitative interview-based study recently published in JCO Oncology Practice.
Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute, part of Emory University, has selected Adam Marcus, PhD, to serve as deputy director, effective Aug. 1.
The National Council of Negro Women filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in the Superior Court of New Jersey July 27. The organization alleges the company's baby powder advertising targeted Black women despite knowing the talc-based products were unsafe.
New Jersey has appropriated $10 million to advance pediatric cancer research and support the development of a children's cancer center at Rutgers Cancer Institute.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston earned the top spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals for Cancer ranking.