Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center is expanding its oncology and hematology services, adding two physicians and two new office locations to reach more cancer patients across the region. Masih Farooqui, MD, and Subramony Subramonia Iyer, MD, will join HMC’s medical staff…
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Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center liver cancer experts co-authored a new treatment framework for hepatocellular carcinoma called BEACON-HCC, published Aug. 7 in the journal Hepatology. The framework was developed with 16 other cancer centers under HCC-LIVE, a consortium of North…
Roughly 70 percent of medical decisions depend on lab results but lab spending remains one of the least scrutinized lines in a health plan’s budget. That blind spot is getting more expensive. Routine testing spend is climbing faster than the…
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Genetic testing added to routine newborn screening could identify babies at increased risk of developing cancer before symptoms appear, according to a study being published Aug. 12 in Nature Communications. The study was led by Lisa Diller, MD, vice chair…
Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Health has celebrated the completion of a new cancer center, which will open to patients in September. The Enloe Health Gonzales Comprehensive Cancer Center is named in honor of Dan and Dawn Gonzales, who contributed 13 acres…
The FDA has rejected a radiopharmaceutical therapy from ITM Isotope Technologies Munich that was positioned to compete with Novartis’ leading treatments in the space. The agency issued a complete response letter for ITM-11, also known as 177Lu-edotreotide, saying it cannot…
A blood test detected the majority of colorectal cancers and precancerous lesions in a study published Aug. 10 in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. The study was led by Ajay Goel, PhD, chair of the department of molecular diagnostics and…
Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health has received a $17.5 million donation to establish a new cancer center. The Arlene Evans and Barry Dewberry Cancer Center will be located on the sixth floor of the Arlene Evans and Barry Dewberry Outpatient Pavilion,…
Providence and Arizona State University are collaborating on a new mRNA vaccine research project aimed at boosting the effectiveness of T-cell therapies for pancreatic cancer. The Renton, Wash.-based health system and the Tempe, Ariz.-based university received a $225,000 grant from…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has opened an outpatient clinic with Attleboro, Mass.-based Sturdy Health. The clinic will be operated by Dana-Farber and is located within the Sturdy Health Specialty Care Building in Attleboro, according to an Aug. 6 news release…