The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has earned renewed designation as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. The five-year renewal comes with $26.9 million in funding, according to…
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Utah has the lowest rate of lung cancer among states while Kentucky has the highest, according to the American Lung Association. The organization published its 6th annual State of Lung Cancer report Nov. 3. The report analyzed the state of…
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute has named James McGee, MD, the system’s president. Dr. McGee has served as the founding director of the institute since it opened in February 2024, according to a Nov. 5 system news release. He…
Chemotherapy drugs are among the top five drug classes with active shortages, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Here’s the state of chemotherapy drug shortages, as of Sept. 25. 1. There are currently 22 chemotherapy drugs in shortage…
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center is expanding its breast center, thanks to a $5 million gift. The gift from Dorothy Thomson will support the hospital’s plans to add 13,000 square feet of imaging services space to The Margaret W. Niedland Breast…
UC San Diego Health has become the first in the U.S. to offer a new blood test for testicular cancer. The test measures the biomarker microRNA-371a-3P, which predicts the presence of testicular cancer cells with 90% accuracy, according to a…
Michael Kastan, MD, PhD, is stepping down as executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute, a position he has held since 2011. The Duke Cancer Institute is part of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System. Dr. Kastan is the inaugural…
Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute. Frank Penedo, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director alongside Carmen Calfa, MD, as co-director and medical director, according to an Oct. 30 news release from…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $78 million gift from the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike-a-thon across Massachusetts. Since its foundation in 1980, the event has raised $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the…
Oncologists are grappling with chemotherapy drug shortages, which have led many to make difficult triage decisions on which patients receive the drugs first, Medscape Medical News reported Nov. 3. Chemotherapy drugs are among the top five drug classes with active…