Seattle-based Fred Hutch Cancer Center and NASA have partnered on a pediatric cancer program that aims to alleviate patient fears about radiation therapy.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center had the lowest rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections for hospitals exempt from reporting to Medicare's Inpatient Prospective Payment System.

By 2050, the number of worldwide cancer cases and deaths will rise to 35.3 million and 18.5 million, respectively, according to a Nov. 5 study published in JAMA Open Network. 

CMS released its 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Nov. 1, finalizing a conversion factor of $32.35, down 2.83% from $33.29 in 2024.

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A team from Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Cancer Institute has become the first in the world to commercially use a new, FDA-approved medical device designed to lower the risk of esophageal cancer. 

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has appointed Jennifer Bickel, MD, as the center's first vice president and chief wellness officer. 

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has launched an oncoplastic breast surgery fellowship, the first fellowship of its kind in the U.S.

In September 2023, Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute rolled out plans to build a freestanding cancer center with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a move that will end the institute's existing oncology partnership with Brigham and Women's Hospital, also in Boston.

As part of its Cancer Moonshot initiative, the Biden administration will launch a private sector pilot program by the end of the year to address pediatric cancer drug shortages. 

When Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope opened its doors in 1913, it did so as a tuberculosis sanatorium. Though more than a century has passed, echoes of the center's past remain at the forefront of the center's mission.

The FDA recently approved the use of blood tests for colon cancer screening, presenting a less invasive option for patients hoping to forgo undergoing a colonoscopy. But according to a study published Oct. 28 in Annals of Internal Medicine, the increase in blood test screening will not lower colorectal cancer death rates.

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.