On Dec. 10, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published updated cervical cancer screening recommendations, including guidance that would allow for patients to use self-collection, as opposed to a pelvic exam, for human papillomavirus testing at their physician's office.
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Though funding models vary throughout the healthcare industry, one revenue source remains constant: the charitable gift.
Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center leader, John Thompson, MD, is retiring at year's end after serving at the organization for 40 years.
Detroit-based Wayne State University's Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute is the first facility in the world to prescribe a new at-home liver cancer treatment.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health appointed David Chung, MD, PhD, the inaugural system chief of multiple myeloma and director of clinical research at Northwell Health Cancer Institute.
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Houston-based The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center improved patient experience this year with five new initiatives, according to a Dec. 18 post on its CancerWise blog.
One Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth surgeon said his early years of playing video games influenced his surgical skills.
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine's Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center officially opened the doors of its new location in Kearney, Neb., a city about 200 miles west of Omaha.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center opened a $98 million cell and gene therapy hub aimed at growing the center's capabilities for cancer cell therapy research.
A 2023 shortage of the generic platinum-based chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin had no effect on cancer mortality rates, according to a study published Dec. 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.