Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has broken ground on a new cancer care facility in Wheeling, W.Va., according to a March 24 report from WTOV. The WVU Cancer Institute St. Joseph Regional Cancer Complex is being constructed on the site of…
Oncology
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of the University of Texas at San Antonio, has expanded clinical trial capabilities at UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital. UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital has enrolled…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Cancer Institute and Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health Morsani College of Medicine have earned a cancer center of excellence designation from the Florida Department of Health. The designation is a “significant” step for the TGH Cancer Institute…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park has launched a cancer health initiative aimed at increasing lung cancer screening among Indigenous communities in the U.S. and Canada. The initiative is being funded through a three-year Healthcare Improvement Grant from Eli Lilly and Co.,…
Breast cancer patients who received standard care alongside complementary and alternative medicine were less likely to receive endocrine therapy and radiation as part of their cancer treatment, according to a study published March 2 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from…
In March 2025, on the heels of Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute announcing its split from Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham shared plans to invest $400 million to expand oncology services through the Mass General…
There is a strong correlation between enlarged organ size related to obesity and an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published March 24 in Cancer Research. Researchers from Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope and Phoenix-based Translational Genomics…
Researchers at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed an online tool designed to better predict when smoldering multiple myeloma is most likely to progress to active cancer, offering clinicians more precise insight into when treatment may be needed. Smoldering multiple…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Monica Baskin, PhD, as interim director. Dr. Baskin will step into the role later this spring, according to a March 24 news release from the cancer center. She currently serves…
On March 27, Nashville, Tenn.-based VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System will open an oncology services and infusion center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Veterans previously traveled nearly two hours to VA facilities in Nashville or Murfreesboro, Tenn. for cancer care, according to…
