Historically, cancer care largely focused on the fight for survival. Now, thanks to advancements in screening and treatment, many patients are living decades beyond their diagnosis.
Oncology
A new blood test has been found to detect early stage pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy when used alongside a carbohydrate antigen 19-9 test, according to a study published Feb. 12 in Science Translational Medicine.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health will expand radiation oncology services at the system's Greeneville (Tenn.) Community Hospital following a $1 million gift from Scott Niswonger.
John Zaia, MD, director of the Center for Gene Therapy at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope, died Feb. 11 at age 82.
Leading experts and researchers from Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center and Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center have collaborated on a guideline review for melanoma care. The review was published Nov. 4, 2024, in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
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Thirteen cancer clinics of the Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute have joined YesRx's cancer drug repository program, expanding patient access to free cancer medications across Michigan.
Electronic patient-reported outcomes improved clinical outcomes, the patient experience and service utilization among cancer patients, according to a study published Feb. 7 in Nature Medicine.
Former directors of the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health, Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, and Monica Bertagnolli, MD, respectively, who both served during the Biden administration, have shared their concerns over the Trump administration's efforts to limit funding…
Thyroid cancer continues to be overdiagnosed, though the survival rate remains unchanged, according to a study published Feb. 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.
In December, Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center became the first facility in the world to offer at-home liver cancer treatment with the TheraBionic P1, a device recently approved by the FDA.