West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey will break ground on a $750 million cancer facility June 24.
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Of 423 encounters between oncologists and patients, just 5 percent included end-of-life discussions, with oncologists often shying away from such conversations even when the opportunity presented itself, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.
For patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, an aggressive form of the disease, surgery to remove the tumor before starting chemotherapy should lead to better outcomes than the reverse, according to research published June 14 in Proceedings of the National…
An urgent care center dedicated to cancer patients is slated to open in late fall at Saint Francis Hospital — Memphis (Tenn.), The Commercial Appeal reported June 15.
U.S. News & World Report released its 2021-22 Best Children's Hospitals ranking for cancer care June 15, with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia taking the top spot.
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New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has tapped Joseph Sparano, MD, as chief of hematology and medical oncology.
A small survey shows oncologists may often underestimate their patients' use of complementary medicines, Medscape reported June 14.
Edward Kim, MD, PhD, will serve as the medical director of clinical research at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, Calif., effective July 1.
Nearly a quarter of childhood cancer survivors experience at least one debilitating neuromuscular condition 20 years post diagnosis, according to a study published in the June issue of Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
These four oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months.