Oncology

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has partnered with biopharmaceutical company AbbVie to accelerate cancer therapy development.  The five-year partnership will combine Moffitt’s clinical expertise with AbbVie’s oncology research capabilities through “early-stage programs, translational and clinical research, and real-world evidence data…

Fifty-four cardio-oncology programs across the U.S. have earned the International Cardio-Oncology Society’s Gold Certified Center of Excellence distinction.  The IC-OS certifies programs that have “demonstrated superior expertise in the care and treatment of patients within the cardio-oncology sphere,” according to…

Here are 57 hospitals and health systems that opened cancer centers or expanded cancer care services in 2025: Note: This list is updated periodically. To have a cancer center added to this list, please email Elizabeth Gregerson at egregerson@beckershealthcare.com.

In 2024, 68% of the U.S. population lived in counties where more than 25% of oncologists were nearing retirement age, according to a study published Oct. 7 in JCO Oncology Practice. At the same time, racial and ethnic minority representation…

In September, Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University launched a mobile prostate cancer screening program in collaboration with New York City based-Mount Sinai Health System.  The program was made possible through funding from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation,…

Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has appointed Vance Sohn, MD, as director for the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sohn most recently served as a surgical oncologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs,…

Only 7% of cancer patients in the U.S. participate in clinical trials, according to a report published Oct. 6 in JCO Oncology Practice.  Research from the report will be presented Oct. 10-11 at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology…

In 2026, New York will become the first U.S. state to require many large group health insurance policies to cover scalp-cooling treatment for patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to an Oct. 6 report from ABC News.  Scalp cooling works by reducing…

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center has appointed Tulika Ranjan, MD, as operations director for neuro-oncology.  Dr. Ranjan stepped into the role in July and will lead the development and expansion of neuro-oncology services at the cancer center, including access to…

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health have established an Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center at Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital. The new center marks the eighth Ochsner MD Anderson location since Ochsner Health joined…