Oncology

Quick moving COVID-19 vaccine developments using messenger RNA technology have paved the way for potential cancer treatment breakthroughs, Bloomberg reported Dec. 13.  

Patients with newly diagnosed cancer are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection, particularly among Black cancer patients, compared to those without cancer, according to a JAMA Oncology study published Dec. 10. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center received a renewal of its comprehensive cancer center designation from The National Cancer Institute, as well as a $30 million grant, the center's largest grant to date, according to a Dec. 10 news release.

Officials from Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health and CEO Wade Johnson filed a motion Dec. 8 to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against the health system that claims patients of Tom Weiner, MD, an oncologist at the hospital, weren't notified of…

A cardiologist from Thomasville, Ga.-based Archbold Medical Center is now one of 78 physicians in the world to hold a Cardio-Oncology certification issued by The International Cardio-Oncology Society. 

Cincinnati-based UC Health is using artificial intelligence technology to detect potentially cancerous lung nodules as part of a new program.

The robotic surgery team at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit treated its first bladder cancer patient with a procedure that creates a new bladder using parts from the patient's colon. 

The American Society of Clinical Oncology provided post-pandemic recovery recommendations on clinical trials and cancer care meant to serve as a guide to the healthcare community and government bodies in a Dec. 8 report published in ASCO's Journal of Clinical…

Cancer care providers should prepare to increase clinical capacity as patients return for services after their care was disrupted by COVID-19.

People born with major birth defects face a 74 percent increased cancer risk compared to those with no birth defects, according to a recent study published in The British Medical Journal.