After extending operating hours of the Oncology Evaluation Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine saved 679 inpatient bed days and 404 emergency department visits for cancer patients between March 2024 and January. Having run…
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Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has partnered with biopharmaceutical company AbbVie to accelerate cancer therapy development. The five-year partnership will combine Moffitt’s clinical expertise with AbbVie’s oncology research capabilities through “early-stage programs, translational and clinical research, and real-world evidence data…
Fifty-four cardio-oncology programs across the U.S. have earned the International Cardio-Oncology Society’s Gold Certified Center of Excellence distinction. The IC-OS certifies programs that have “demonstrated superior expertise in the care and treatment of patients within the cardio-oncology sphere,” according to…
Here are 50 hospitals and health systems that are opening cancer centers or expanding cancer care services in 2025: Note: This list is updated periodically. To have a cancer center added to this list, please email Elizabeth Gregerson at egregerson@beckershealthcare.com.
In 2024, 68% of the U.S. population lived in counties where more than 25% of oncologists were nearing retirement age, according to a study published Oct. 7 in JCO Oncology Practice. At the same time, racial and ethnic minority representation…
In September, Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University launched a mobile prostate cancer screening program in collaboration with New York City based-Mount Sinai Health System. The program was made possible through funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation,…
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has appointed Vance Sohn, MD, as director for the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sohn most recently served as a surgical oncologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs,…
Only 7% of cancer patients in the U.S. participate in clinical trials, according to a report published Oct. 6 in JCO Oncology Practice. Research from the report will be presented Oct. 10-11 at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology…
In 2026, New York will become the first U.S. state to require many large group health insurance policies to cover scalp-cooling treatment for patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to an Oct. 6 report from ABC News. Scalp cooling works by reducing…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center has appointed Tulika Ranjan, MD, as operations director for neuro-oncology. Dr. Ranjan stepped into the role in July and will lead the development and expansion of neuro-oncology services at the cancer center, including access to…