Cancer's aggressive tendency to spread, grow and further deteriorate the bodies that house it, may be reversible making it become its own aggressor, attacking and destroying itself, according to research published July 26 in Nature.
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Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, N.Y., is seeking out a public relations firm to help boost its diversity, equity and inclusion presence and efforts after previously refusing to release a DEI report and being accused of racism, according…
Almost 80 percent of pancreatic cancer patients in Texas are not getting the level of standard-of-care surgery that could prolong survival, according to a study published May 23 in the Journal of Surgical Oncology.
A $400 million inpatient surgical hospital will open July 31 at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., according to a July 21 WUSF news release.
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Oncology leaders face many challenges in the field, and three in particular are top of mind: timeliness, treatment options and innovations.
Many agencies are delaying cancer trials and research due to cancer drug shortages, which may have a long-term effect on treatments, CNN reported July 20.
Richard Creech, MD, a pioneering medical oncologist, researcher and longtime leader, died July 1 of cancer at 83, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 19.
Nashville-based Tennessee Oncology announced plans to build a $120 million medical center in downtown Nashville, according to a July 19 report in The Tennessean.
A breast cancer vaccine has shown promise in a phase 1 trial spearheaded by researchers at University of Washington's Cancer Vaccine Institute and is preparing to move to phase 2, a July 17 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center news release said.