At Charlotte, N.C.-based Levine Cancer Institute, part of Atrium Health, president Derek Raghavan, MD, PhD, works hard to ensure research is paired with action. That helps avoid a problem he labels "analysis paralysis."
Sabi Singh has been named executive vice president and COO of Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia appointed Sarah Tasian, MD, as section chief of hematologic malignancies, the hospital said this month.
These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months.
Overall U.S. cancer death rates declined for men and women from all racial and ethinc groups between 2014-18, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer published July 8.
Here are four recent partnerships involving cancer centers or organizations formed since May 25.
While there's no evidence tattoos are linked to breast cancer, the ink may sometimes look like calcium deposits in mammograms — an indicator that cancer has metastasized, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 7.
Findings from recent cancer research include a potential optimal time window to complete treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis, among others.
A survey involving some of the country's largest cancer centers found a lack of coordination between main centers and their affiliated sites, according to findings published in the June issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
All lung cancer patients should be screened for MET amplification/overexpression before determining a treatment plan, a new study led by researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic suggests.