Oncology

Here are five oncology partnerships formed since Nov. 16:

Ajay Gopal, MD, a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center medical oncologist, was appointed the Stephen H. Petersdorf Endowed Chair in Cancer Care at Seattle-based UW Medicine.

The Oregon Nurses Association is raising concerns about St. Charles Health System's plans to build a $90 million cancer center in Redmond, citing staffing shortages and financial issues, KTVZ reported Jan. 25.

A recent study found that 51.6 percent of emergency department visits among patients with cancer were potentially preventable.

Northern Light Cancer Center in Brewer, Maine, has resumed accepting new patients after being unable to do so for the last month, ABC affiliate WABI reported Jan. 24.

Here are seven recent cancer center openings, expansions and groundbreakings:

All types of uterine cancer are now included on the World Trade Center-related health conditions list, according to a Jan. 18 CDC statement. 

Here are 11 oncologists starting new roles:

Ross Prentice, PhD, retired at the end of 2022 after working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center for nearly 50 years.

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers developed a tool aimed at guiding treatment and improving care for patients with prostate cancer.