Oncology

A new cancer center providing medical oncology, radiation oncology and imaging services in Tullahoma, Tenn., opened Aug. 3. The operator, Nashville-based Tennessee Oncology, said Tullahoma Medical Center “expands access to advanced cancer treatments and diagnostic services, reducing the need for…

Tampa-based Moffitt Cancer Center purchased 34 acres in Lakeland, Fla. for its new outpatient facility, Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Aug. 3. In 2025, Moffitt saw more than 1,450 new patients who lived in Polk County and is opening its…

Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine named Nirali Shah, MD, director of the pediatric/adolescent and young adult cell and gene therapy program.. Dr. Shah, a pediatric oncologist, will also serve as associate director for translational research for the University…

Drugmakers have pushed back their resupply estimates for carboplatin, one of four chemotherapy drugs in a monthslong shortage, with some formulations now not expected to return until 2027. Cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin and ifosfamide, which form the backbone of treatment for…

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will purchase Proton Center of Arkansas and resume proton therapy services Aug. 1. The purchase is subject to approval by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, according to a July 30…

New York City-based NYU Langone Health and Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched Solavia Decision Suite, an oncology decision support platform embedded directly in the electronic health record.  The tool went live internally at NYU Langone on June 30 and is…

Cincinnati Children’s has named Daniel Starczynowski, PhD, director of the division of experimental hematology and cancer biology, and scientific and innovation director of the Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute. Dr. Starczynowski was also appointed research deputy director of the University…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has established a care collaboration with Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-based Burjeel Medical City. Roswell Park will provide expertise to support and strengthen Burjeel Medical City’s multidisciplinary thoracic cancer program, according to a…

Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health opened an oncology and clinical expansion at Kingwood, W.Va.-based Mon Preston Memorial Hospital. Construction on the almost $6.9 million project began in 2025, according to a July 29 news release from Vandalia Health.  The new facilities…

Cancer research groups and industry leaders are trying to raise awareness of a surgery that could reduce patients’ ovarian cancer risk by almost 80% — fallopian tube removal. While evidence of the surgery’s nearly 80% risk reduction was published Feb.…