Oncology

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. 

Infections are the cause of more than half of all non-relapse-related deaths after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy for lymphoma and multiple myeloma patients, according to a study published July 8 in Nature Medicine.

Specialists from Los Angeles-based City of Hope will now offer second-opinion services to patients at Healthway Cancer Care Hospital in the Philippines. 

Physicians from the New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shared insights on how to better manage care when an oncology patient transfers from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility setting. Their guidelines, which include strategies for…

Women are less likely to return for additional breast cancer screening after receiving a false-positive mammogram result, according to a study published Sept. 3 in the American College of Physicians' Annals of Internal Medicine.

Lung and bronchus cancers have the lowest five-year survival rate, according to the NIH National Cancer Institute's "Cancer Trends Progress Report."

Minnesota has the lowest breast cancer screening recall rate, while New York's rate is about six times higher, according to CMS data.

The NIH National Cancer Institute has released its annual "Cancer Trends Progress Report." 

The NIH National Cancer Institute has released its annual "Cancer Trends Progress Report." 

Four years ago, a study found that cancer has unique microbial signatures that would allow a blood test to diagnose cancer. But in recent months, the study has faced scrutiny for inaccurate data, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 30.