Oncology

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.

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle Children's and UW Medicine have restructured their long-standing partnership and formed a unified adult cancer research and care center. 

The following oncologists joined new practices or organizations in the last few weeks: 

News about an entire North Carolina cancer center board resigning in light of the director's removal was Becker's most read oncology story in March. 

Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital appointed Chika Madu, MD, its new chair of radiation oncology, silive.com reported March 31.

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Phoenix has implemented a system that schedules outpatient chemotherapy appointments throughout the day to avoid crowding in its facilities, the center said March 29. 

Dorothy Graves, PhD, has joined Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as assistant vice president and associate director for administration.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Albert Einstein Cancer Center made three new leadership appointments March 29.