Oncology

Researchers at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a driver of deadly brain tumor growth that could potentially serve as a novel target for treatment, it said in an email to Becker's Oct. 5.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center hosted a double-ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 3 to celebrate the opening of its cancer center and renovated emergency room, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported Oct. 4.

Pueblo, Colo.-based Parkview Health System opened its cancer center and will accept its first patients Oct. 10, CBS affiliate KKTV reported Oct. 4.

Here are five oncologists who have stepped into new roles since Sept. 14: 

AccessHope is collaborating with Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to extend the organization's reach to the Northwestern states.

Monica Bertagnolli, MD, started her new role as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute on Oct. 3.

Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past three decades; however, a racial gap persists in the U.S., according to the most recent statistics from the American Cancer Society.

Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in September:

Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury is the first facility in North Carolina to offer virtual reality headsets to patients receiving cancer treatment. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center launched a health equity program Oct. 3 to improve cancer health disparities locally and nationally.