More than one-third of commonly read cancer treatment articles on social media contain misinformation that could potentially harm patients' treatment quality and chances of survival, according to research published July 22 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Cleveland Clinic's Weston (Fla.) Hospital has opened the Lozick Women's Center — a 6,800-square-foot facility dedicated to providing treatment and preventive services for breast cancer.
Erlanger Oncology — a cancer care partnership between Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System and Nashville-based Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center — has selected Sandeep Rajan, MD, as medical director of oncology and hematology.
The Association of American Cancer Institutes has selected Robert Winn, MD, to serve as vice president/president-elect, effective July 20.
Obesity is typically linked to a higher death risk for most cancers, but it may lengthen survival among some patients with advanced prostate cancer, according to research recently presented at the European Association of Urology congress.
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Transvaginal ultrasound, or TVUS, a screening tool for endometrial cancer, often misses cases among Black women, according to research published July 15 in JAMA Oncology.
Cleveland Clinic has selected Crystal Gadegbeku, MD, as chair of nephrology at its Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute.
Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall of four Neutrogena and one Aveeno sunscreen products July 14 after internal testing detected low levels of benzene — a substance that could cause cancer with enough exposure.
Using real-world data can improve the quality care delivery, lower costs, inform policy decisions to help accelerate and improve clinical research.
Members of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, which operates nine treatment centers in Washington, are eyeing a restructuring plan of their long-standing relationship aimed at accelerating patients' access to new treatments.