Michael Kastan, MD, PhD, is stepping down as executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute, a position he has held since 2011. The Duke Cancer Institute is part of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System. Dr. Kastan is the inaugural…
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Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has launched the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute. Frank Penedo, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director alongside Carmen Calfa, MD, as co-director and medical director, according to an Oct. 30 news release from…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $78 million gift from the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike-a-thon across Massachusetts. Since its foundation in 1980, the event has raised $1.125 billion for Dana-Farber, according to a Nov. 2 news release from the…
Oncologists are grappling with chemotherapy drug shortages, which have led many to make difficult triage decisions on which patients receive the drugs first, Medscape Medical News reported Nov. 3. Chemotherapy drugs are among the top five drug classes with active…
Not every critical innovation in cancer care comes from a Phase III trial or a new drug approval. Sometimes, progress comes from a new onboarding curriculum that improves how nurses acclimate to a high-acuity unit. It could come from a…
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As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Becker’s asked oncology leaders from hospitals and health systems across the U.S. how their organizations are supporting technological innovation in breast cancer care. From contrast enhanced mammography to AI integration, here…
California and New York have six hospitals included on Healthgrades’ list of the 50 best hospitals for outpatient prostate care, the most of any state. Healthgrades published its 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards Oct. 28. Healthgrades evaluated about 4,500 hospitals across…
Breast health services at Phoenix-based Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center are being renamed after a $1 million gift. The Laura Dreier Breast Center at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Phoenix is being renamed the Carol Fitzgerald Breast Health Center,…
A study led by researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found a new technique cut the recurrence rate of pancreatic cancer to 5%. The study, presented at the September American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting, studied the…
Michael Zinner, MD, cancer surgeon, founding CEO and executive medical director of the Miami Cancer Institute at Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida, died Oct. 25 from stage 4 pancreatic cancer at age 80. Before founding the institute in…