Oncology

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.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received a gift of  $16.25 million for brain cancer and neuroscience research, according to a July 18 news release shared with Becker's. 

Clinicians are using robot-assisted technology to diagnose and treat lung cancer in a same-day procedure at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) and four other system hospitals.

Michael Postow, MD, chief of melanoma service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, picked oncology because it was a place where he could make the biggest impact.

Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute named Arnold D'Ambrosio chief development officer, effective July 10.

Here are the top four cancer hospitals in North Dakota, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

A World Health Organization analysis classified non-sugar sweetener aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans, but the FDA disagrees with the assessment.