Privately insured patients younger than 65 paid 15 percent or more in out-of-pocket costs for cancer care during a seven-year period, researchers at the American Cancer Society and the Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found.
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Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai researchers found 75 percent of people prefer to do a fecal immunochemical test rather than a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer.
Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital's revised plan to build a 55,700-square-foot cancer center is facing opposition from residents, the Greenwich Times reported Sept. 12.
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London found a link between pollution and lung cancer, and a possible solution to prevent it.
Six oncologists have joined new practices or received new appointments since Sept. 7.
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Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received a $78 million gift, the largest single gift in its 47-year history, from Stuart and Molly Sloan.
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer appointed James Turkson, PhD, director for diversity, inclusion and strategy.
The FDA is warning healthcare providers about a rare, potential risk for certain cancers in the scar tissue that grows around breast implants, according to a Sept. 8 safety alert.
Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Cancer Institute received $300,000 from the American Cancer Society to expand its patient navigation program to rural cancer patients.
The Timken Family Cancer Center — the latest addition to Aultman Hospital's campus in Canton, Ohio — will accept its first patients Sept. 12, The Repository reported Sept. 7.