The Knight Cancer Institute at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has appointed Joel Helmke as CEO of the Knight Cancer Group. The Knight Cancer Group — established through a $2 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight — will…
Oncology
Gaps in health system infrastructure can contribute to fewer childhood cancer survivors receiving guideline-concordant survivorship care, according to a review published Dec. 26 in Cancer Control. Researchers from Jacksonville, Fla.-based University of Florida and Los Angeles-based University of Southern California…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has appointed Gustavo Rivero, MD, as director of translation research for hematologic malignancies. A physician-scientist, Dr. Rivero also serves as an associate professor in the division of hematology and oncology at Tampa-based University of South Florida’s…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Children’s has opened a resource center for cancer patients and their families. Located within the Novak Center for Children’s Health, the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute Resource Center was funded through a $1.6 million investment led by the…
Bishop, Calif.-based Northern Inyo Healthcare District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 22 to celebrate the opening of its new pharmacy and updated infusion center, according to a Jan. 22 report by Sierra Wave Media. The health system said the event…
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Passavant has upgraded its radiation oncology capabilities with a new linear accelerator that allows for faster, more precise radiation therapy. The Varian TrueBeam system enables stereotactic body radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, which deliver…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Cancer Care Ontario have updated their guideline for treating multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 36,000 new cases of multiple myeloma and about 10,850 related…
Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death among U.S. adults under 50, according to a study published Jan. 22 in JAMA. American Cancer Society researchers analyzed data from the National Center for Health Statistics, examining annual cancer…
Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center has entered a research partnership with SpotitEarly, a startup that combines AI and canine scent detection to analyze breath samples for early cancer detection. Under the partnership, Fox Chase will lead a multi-year clinical trial…
The Byrne Family Cancer Research Institute at Dartmouth Cancer Center in Lebanon, N.H., has reached its $50 million fundraising goal, the organization said Jan. 22. The five-year campaign launched publicly in 2022 with a $25 million gift from Dorothy Byrne…