Oncology

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.

Richard Carvajal, MD, was drawn to oncology because of the physician-patient relationship and the significant advances in cancer care driven by a better understanding of cancer biology.

Five U.S. hospitals ranked in the top 10 of Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Specialized Hospitals."

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is partnering with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to construct a freestanding inpatient cancer hospital in Boston.

Atrium Health is the latest health system to join the CancerX project, an effort that is part of the Biden administration's Cancer Moonshot program, according to a Sept. 13 news release.

The Biden administration is convening a Cancer Cabinet meeting Sept. 13 to unveil new initiatives meant to advance key goals of the Cancer Moonshot of cutting the cancer death rate by at least half within 25 years and improving the…

Los Angeles-based City of Hope received a $100 million gift to create a national integrative oncology program that will combine Eastern and Western medicine.

From treating cancer at home to creating faster, more cost-effective ways of detecting cancer early, oncology leaders say there are a number of possibilities to look forward to in the next 50 years.