A digital self-service program developed at Winston Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest University School of Medicine increased lung cancer screening rates among high-risk individuals, according to a study published Oct. 20 in JAMA. More than 26,000 individuals with a history of…
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The National Academy of Medicine has elected 90 new members, 12 of which are U.S. leaders in the field of oncology. Here are the 12 oncologists and cancer researchers from the U.S. who were elected to the National Academy of…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has opened an infusion center at the WVU Cancer Institute at WVU Medicine Fairmont (W.Va.) Medical Center. The system also opened a Medical Oncology Clinic at the Fairmont Medical Center in September, according to an Oct.…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has received the National Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Cancer Center designation, the highest recognition granted to cancer centers in the U.S. The center, founded in 2008, received an NCI Clinical Cancer Center designation…
Hersey, Pa.-based Penn State Health recently unveiled its new comprehensive cancer center. The Penn State Health Cancer Center at Hampden Medical Center is a 40,250-square foot facility that offers comprehensive cancer services in one location, according to an Oct. 20…
Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine and Penn Medicine Princeton (N.J.) Health have broken ground on a $401 million cancer center Oct. 20 at the Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, N.J. The Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center is expected to open in May…
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were less likely to undergo cancer surgery at a high-quality hospital compared with those in traditional Medicare, according to a study published Oct. 15 in JAMA Surgery. Researchers at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and Ann Arbor-based University…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has appointed Ross Levine, MD, as chief scientific officer. Dr. Levine previously served as senior vice president of translational research, according to an Oct. 16 news release from the cancer center. He…
South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System and the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) are partnering on a multiyear oncology research collaboration. The organizations will develop “health-focused research projects” in oncology and health data, according to an Oct. 16 system news…