Oncology

In October, Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center earned the Association of Community Cancer Centers’ Innovator Award for its ACE care model.  Developed and led by Fox Chase nurses, the model was designed to improve efficiency, care coordination and patient outcomes…

New York City-based NYU Langone has tapped Daniel Gomez, MD, as chair of the department of radiation oncology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.  Dr. Gomez joins NYU Langone from New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he…

Testing for blood-based DNA markers can help identify which colorectal patients face a higher risk of cancer recurrence of death, according to a study published Feb. 1 in Clinical Epigenetics.  The study was led by researchers from Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt…

More than half of women prefer in-clinic cervical cancer screening compared to home-based self-collection, according to a study published Feb. 6 in JAMA Network Open.  Recently endorsed by the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, oncology…

At Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, one of the biggest shifts in cancer care is not happening inside a hospital. It is happening closer to patients’ homes. Over the past several years, the health system has expanded oncology and infusion services…

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, Calif., has activated a CT-guided radiation therapy platform designed to deliver highly targeted treatment. The system became operational this week and was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting event Feb. 3, according to a Feb.…

In November, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health launched a systemwide clinical trial network. The Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials aims to make clinical research part of routine care within the health system’s 69 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites…

From outpatient care facilities and specialty clinics to infusion centers and research buildings, here are 15 health systems opening cancer centers or expanding oncology services in 2026:

The WVU Cancer Institute in Morgantown, W.Va., is the first healthcare facility in the state to offer a new therapy for aggressive bladder cancer. The treatment, Inlexzo, was approved by the FDA in September. The therapy is delivered through a…

Cancer-related mortality within one year of diagnosis rose 13.1% during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Feb. 5 in JAMA Oncology.  Researchers from Lexington-based University of Kentucky and Charleston-based Medical University of South…