Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has tapped Steven DiBiase, MD, as medical director of the Christus Cancer Center in Longview, Texas. Expected to open in fall 2026, Christus Health broke ground on the $36 million cancer center in January 2025. Dr.…
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Despite increasing incidence rates, researchers from New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University predict the prostate cancer death rate will decrease by 2050. According to a study published Feb. 18 in Urologic Oncology, technological advances in prostate cancer screening, detection and treatment…
As vice physician-in-chief at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope National Medical Center and physician -in-chief at City of Hope Orange County in Irvine, Edward Kim, MD, oversees clinical strategy and research initiatives across the cancer center’s growing national footprint. City…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has named Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD, as associate director for clinical sciences. Dr. Danilov joined City of Hope in 2020 as co-director of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center and professor in the department of hematology,…
Twenty-three hospitals have been named the top hospitals for uterine and ovarian cancer surgery by healthcare research company Castle Connolly. Castle Connolly methodology includes all-payer claims data from private and public insurance, clinical outcome data and vetting by a physician-led…
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Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has added AdventHealth Manchester (Ky.) hospital to its affiliate network. Through the affiliation, AdventHealth Manchester will develop a new oncology service line with support from UK Markey Cancer Center, according to a March…
Among adults ages 65 and older, colon and rectal cancer incidence has decreased the most across all cancer types, according to a study published March 5 in NPG Aging. Researchers from Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer…
Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center reported that nearly 1.2 million individuals may have had their data compromised in a 2025 ransomware attack. The organization discovered the cyberattack in August, and subsequently paid ransom to the cybercriminals to prevent them…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has received $10 million to establish the Ian and Jean MacKechnie Immunotherapy Lab within the Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute. The lab will be housed in the USF Health building in downtown Tampa and operate in…
A team at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center has developed a database structure to organize and more easily study cancer patient data. Researchers published background information on the database, called Astro ID, on Dec. 25 in the Journal for…