Oncology

There is no denying COVID-19 has transformed much of our world, perhaps permanently. But exactly what that means for future cancer patients and providers is yet to be seen.

Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation is providing a $2.75 million, three-year grant to several Cleveland-based cancer centers and community partners, which are collaborating to develop a community-based prostate cancer screening program.

In a worldwide survey, 78 percent of institutions said the COVID-19 pandemic affected their ability to provide childhood cancer care, according to findings published March 3 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal. 

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health joined Caris' Precision Oncology Alliance March 2. 

Eight scientists have formed a cancer research center that aims to widen access to clinical trials at Cleveland-based MetroHealth, the health system said March 1. 

The O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham received an emergency lodging grant from the American Cancer Society to support the lodging needs of vulnerable patient populations, the university said March 1. 

President Joe Biden is urging Americans to stay vigilant against cancer and not avoid any necessary screenings or treatments.

As more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, physicians are noticing an uptick in the number of people with enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit area, which can be mistaken as a sign of cancer on routine imaging such as mammograms…

Loretto Hospital in Chicago is providing free colon cancer screenings throughout the month of March in observance of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the hospital said March 1. 

A large study indicating people who are exposed to high amounts of artificial light at night are at increased risk of developing thyroid cancer was Becker's most-read oncology story in February.