Oncology

Nashville, Tenn.-based OneOncology and Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Coastal Cancer Center purchased two radiation oncology centers from GenesisCare.

Rising rates of colon cancer in adults younger than 50 continue to puzzle medical experts. But recent research from Cleveland Clinic found changes in the tumor-associated bacteria of patients under 50 with a colon cancer diagnosis.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a non-profit comprised of 33 leading cancer centers across the U.S., has published the first set of guidelines for oncologists about treating solid tumors in children.

New findings from researchers at Cleveland Clinic have revealed that bacteria in tumors from patients with young-onset colorectal cancer are compositionally distinct, which could help inform targeted approaches to screening and treatments. 

Most cancer centers and hospitals with strong cancer programs were rated in the "A" range by Moody, a global provider of credit ratings and risk assessment.

The first patient to receive purified CAR-T cells is home and doing well, Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Hollings Cancer Center said.

Of all cancer cases in men in 2024, 48% are predicted to be prostate, lung and colon and rectum and 51% of all new cases in women are expected to be from breast, lung and colon and rectum cancers, researchers…

A "legendary" Houston oncologist has developed a novel cancer treatment that boasts a complete remission rate among patients of 50%, ABC7 reported Feb. 3.

Here are six cancer vaccines showing promise or in development since May 2023: 

Early trials of a vaccine that targets a specific gene found in tumors, known as KRAS, has proven to be effective in 84% of patients who had pancreatic or colorectal cancers recur after their initial treatment, according to researchers at…