Oncology

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Cancer Center researchers discovered how cancerous bone marrow cells promote the development of myelofibrosis, opening the door to a new treatment option.

Paducah, Ky.-based Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital will break ground on its $12.5 million cancer center Dec. 13, The Paducah Sun reported Nov. 9.

Here are four hospitals and health systems hiring oncologists.

Augusta-based MaineGeneral is proposing a $36 million expansion to its Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care to address an increasing number of cancer cases, Bangor Daily News reported Nov. 7.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health Cancer Center researchers developed an algorithm designed to predict which patients would benefit from kinase inhibitor cancer drugs.

New York City-based Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers identified therapies that can help patients with recurring blood cancer multiple myeloma who have already tried one form of CAR-T therapy, Science Daily reported Nov. 4.

Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital will begin construction on its $15 million cancer center Nov. 7, auburnpub.com reported.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is partnering with Dragan Primorac, MD, PhD, a physician and professor in Croatia, to open the first of many cancer centers in the country.

Here are five oncologists starting new roles since Oct. 25:

Jackson-based Children's of Mississippi broke ground on its $5 million renovations to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, the Clarion Ledger reported Nov. 3.