Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health has tapped Gary Deng, MD, PhD, to serve as director of the Integrative Oncology program at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Deng was also appointed associate director of the cancer center and…
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Researchers from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health, New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute, Boston-based Tufts Medical Center and the University of Manchester in England, have developed a risk prediction model for early-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma. The model is called the…
An Orlando, Fla.-based Advent Health surgeon has performed a prostatectomy via transcontinental robotic telesurgery — the first of an FDA-approved clinical trial to test the technology, according to a June 17 ABC News report. The patient lives in the nation…
As immunotherapy becomes a cornerstone of cancer treatment, some of the top U.S. cancer centers and health systems are accelerating research efforts to identify the biological mechanisms behind immunotherapy response and resistance. Here are three recent immunotherapy research initiatives:
Anthony Law, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine, has developed an AI model to detect throat cancer in a patient’s voice. The AI model, a deep neural network, was…
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer forecasts over 35 million new cancer cases in 2050 globally. The growing burden of cancer reflects the urgent need for global collaboration by academic medical centers to drive innovation and improve access to…
A recent study found that statin use can reduce breast cancer death and recurrence by roughly 20%. The study, published June 12 in the British Journal of Cancer, analyzed 34 studies that included 689,990 women with breast cancer. Researchers found…
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) opened a $320 million cancer center, which will house the first carbon ion therapy program in the the Americas. The 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building opened June 11, according to a system news release. It will offer…