A Honolulu-based University of Hawai'i Cancer Center study found HMGB1 protein in asbestos is linked to development of mesothelioma, a rare cancer.
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A 6-year-old with a brain tumor at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., has become the second pediatric recipient of an ultrasound treatment for this particular type of cancer, The Washington Post reported Sept. 25.
Donna Dunn has always been good about getting her annual mammogram, especially since her husband died almost 10 years ago from a heart attack, leaving her as her adult daughter’s sole support. Now she also helps with her 9- and…
Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Va., announced a name change, Sept. 20. It will now become the "VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center."
Oncologists receive more messages per day than other physicians but spend less time in electronic health records, researchers found.
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center broke ground on a $668 million research facility Sept. 20, Houston Business Journal reported.
Detroit-based DMC Sinai Grace Hospital will close its outpatient cancer clinic as of Oct. 1, according to a Sept. 19 report from the Detroit Free Press.
The University of Chicago Medicine broke ground on Chicago's first freestanding cancer care and research pavilion Sept. 19.
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Ky., has been designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute, according to a Sept. 18 report from the Winchester Sun.
Phone triage nurses at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia voted Sept. 14 to unionize, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.