Oncology

Physicians at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are witnessing the consequences of delayed cancer screenings, which are still down from pre-pandemic levels, Bloomberg reported April 11.

Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center is expanding its services to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, N.J., it said in an email to Becker's April 11.

Here are five hospitals and health systems that have opened new cancer facilities or shared plans to open new centers since March 10: 

Houston Methodist Willowbrook became the first hospital in the area to perform a transurethral ultrasound ablation, an advanced treatment for prostate cancer, the Houston Chronicle reported April 8. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identified an immunosuppressive environment is key to the progression of colorectal cancer development, the center said April 7.

Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine opened a new cancer center in Newport Beach, Calif., to expand its oncologic services, the system said in an email shared with Becker's.

Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System, has selected Elizabeth Plimack, MD, as its inaugural deputy director. 

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center became the newest National Comprehensive Cancer Network cancer center, making it the only member center in the state.

The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the university's college of engineering have launched Engineering Cancer Cures — an initiative focused on leveraging novel technologies to improve detection and advance cancer treatments. 

Black gastrointestinal cancer patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard surgery for treatment of the disease, a study published April 4 in JAMA Network Open found.