There is a strong correlation between enlarged organ size related to obesity and an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published March 24 in Cancer Research. Researchers from Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope and Phoenix-based Translational Genomics…
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Researchers at Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed an online tool designed to better predict when smoldering multiple myeloma is most likely to progress to active cancer, offering clinicians more precise insight into when treatment may be needed. Smoldering multiple…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Monica Baskin, PhD, as interim director. Dr. Baskin will step into the role later this spring, according to a March 24 news release from the cancer center. She currently serves…
On March 27, Nashville, Tenn.-based VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System will open an oncology services and infusion center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Veterans previously traveled nearly two hours to VA facilities in Nashville or Murfreesboro, Tenn. for cancer care, according to…
Health system leaders are facing growing pressure to align cancer program growth with broader organizational priorities — all while demand for oncology services continues to rise. In a recent “Becker’s Healthcare Clinical Leadership Podcast” episode, Robert Figlin, MD, the Steven…
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The Eastern Oregon Cancer Center in Pendleton reopened March 19, according to a March 22 report from the East Oregonian. The cancer center, which previously closed in January 2025, is the only radiation oncology center in northeastern Oregon, the report…
Microbiologist and cancer researcher J. Michael Bishop, MD, died of pneumonia March 20 at age 90, according to a March 22 report from The Washington Post. Dr. Bishop and his colleague Harold Varmus, MD, won the Nobel Prize in 1989…
Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has become the first independent cancer center in the U.S. to provide a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of hemophilia B in adults. The first patient received the therapy — called Hemgenix —…
Despite having a survival advantage over men for most causes of death, women ages 35 and 60 have a higher mortality rate from cancer, according to a study published March 2 in the JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed data of…
Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute — part of FMOL Health — was the first in Louisiana to administer CAR-T therapy in an outpatient setting. Two leaders from the cancer institute, Nakhle Saba, MD, and Susan…