The rate of cancers in young adults is rising, and scientists are working to find what is behind the increase, The New York Times reported Oct. 1. A study published in May found that rates for 14 cancers have increased…
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Some of the largest cancer centers in the nation are leaning on nurse scientists to improve patient outcomes. There are two types of nurse scientists: those who are clinically focused and support front-line staff through quality improvement and unit-based projects,…
Kansas City-based University of Kansas Cancer Center will engage seven KU men’s and women’s basketball players to serve as brand ambassadors and elevate fundraising initiatives. The athletes will appear across various multimedia channels to encourage donations to the KU Cancer…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has opened a $14 million outpatient facility dedicated to breast and gynecologic cancers. The Center for Women’s Cancer at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success, N.Y., integrates breast surgery, gynecologic oncology, medical…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. named Anthony Letai, MD, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Letai most recently served as a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both…
Researchers at Detroit-based Karmanos Cancer Institute are harnessing robotic technology to accelerate the search for more effective pancreatic cancer treatments for pancreatic cancer, which has one of the highest mortality rates among all cancers. Leading those efforts is Asfar Azmi,…
The National Cancer Institute has proposed an $11.537 billion budget for fiscal 2027, increasing the appropriated budget by $4.313 billion, almost double the proposed increase from fiscal 2026. Here is how the NCI proposal breaks down the budget increase: Read…
Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare has tapped Amy Edwards, MSN, as vice president of oncology. Ms. Edwards will step into the role Oct. 6, according to a LinkedIn post from Wally Curran, MD, chief of the Piedmont Oncology Institute. She previously served…
There will be an expected 18.6 million deaths from cancer globally in 2050, up from 10.4 million cancer deaths in 2023, according to a study published Sept. 24 in The Lancet. For their analysis, researchers used the Global Burden of…
“Turmoil at NIH and other federal health agencies threatens ongoing and future progress for patients,” the American Association for Cancer Research said in a Sept. 17 news release announcing its 2025 Cancer Progress Report. The AACR found a 34% reduction…