The American Society of Clinical Oncology has publicly urged CMS to ensure patient access to CAR T-cell therapy in response to the agency's proposed 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System plan.
Oncology
More people younger than 50 are getting cancer, and clinicians are not immune to this trend.
Abhisek Swaika, MD, has been named the medical director of the Northwell Health Cancer Institute at Rego Park in New York City.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic received a $50 million gift to expand access to cancer care and clinical trials.
Cancer continued to be underdiagnosed after the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Sept. 6 in JAMA Network Open.
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New Orleans-based Ochsner Health was met with some uncertainty when it launched its pharmacogenomic program in March 2022 and became one of the first health systems to standardize genomic testing.
When healthcare staffing shortages strain resources and limit care access, both clinical staff and patients feel the pain.
The National Cancer Institute has proposed a budget of more than $11 billion for the 2026 fiscal year.
Individuals with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis may also have an increased risk of developing melanoma, according to a study published Sept. 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Boston-based Mass General Brigham Cancer Center has unveiled plans for a more integrative cancer care model.