Oncology

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has appointed Jennifer Finkel, PhD, as associate vice president of art experience to help create a multisensory environment that promotes health and well-being.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has promoted Amy Ware to regional vice president of oncology for the system's Sarah Cannon Cancer Network in the TriStar Health Division.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas is terminating its Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid contracts with MD Anderson Cancer Center, effective Nov. 1.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will begin construction on its $239.2 million biosciences research facility, Chron reported Oct. 23.

The American Medical Association recommends that medical education materials be written at a sixth-grade reading level or lower, but a recent study found that the average reading level for oncology education materials ranged from 8.8 to 14.8.

Fourteen members of the American Association for Cancer Research have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a nonprofit governmental advisory organization, according to an Oct. 21 news release.

There are only 45 cancer centers in the U.S. that offer proton beam therapy, according to data from the National Association for Proton Therapy. 

Leveraging technology to transform cancer care and improve equity is the industry's biggest opportunity for growth, according to leaders from two top-five cancer centers, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report, who shared their insights with Becker's.

Cancer care is becoming more complicated, creating a larger gap between specialty hospitals and local physicians, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 22.

The territory of Puerto Rico had the lowest colorectal cancer screening rate in 2022 at 55.5% — nearly 20 percentage points lower than the state with the highest rate of 75.3%, Connecticut.