Osara Health in Dover, Del., and Oncology Care Partners in Nashville, Tenn., are the latest two organizations to join CancerX, a digital public-private partnership aiming to boost innovation and reduce cancer-caused deaths.

Carlos Perez, MD, an internationally renowned cancer researcher and professor emeritus of radiation oncology at Washington University in St. Louis, died Aug. 21 at 88.

Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare will use a $1 million donation to purchase a radiography system for breast cancer detection at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, according to an Aug. 31 report from the Delaware Business Times.

Though COVID-19 deaths among the general population were lower during the winter omicron surge compared to the preceding winter, the death rate for cancer patients was higher, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA Oncology.

The Biden administration shared details about its new program as part of the Cancer Moonshot project, which will aim to build robust mRNA platforms that can "to train the immune system to more effectively fight cancer and other diseases," according to an Aug. 23 news release.

Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD, was appointed president of City of Hope Los Angeles and National Medical Center and chief physician executive.

Two more cancer drugs are in short supply, according to the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Castle Connolly recognized five cancer centers in its list of Centers for Excellence.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale researchers found removing extra chromosomes from cancer cells inhibits tumor formation and could be a new route for cancer treatment.

Here are the top 10 cancer hospitals in Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings.

Patients who receive bariatric surgery have a 25 percent lower risk of developing any type of cancer, according to a study published Aug. 22 in the Obesity Research Journal.

A University of Illinois Chicago study found an ovarian cancer biomarker that could help early detection.

Here are the top eight cancer hospitals in California, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings.

From the depths of artificial intelligence to experts pushing developments in biologics, new cancer diagnosis, detection and therapies continue to emerge across the profession — promising an easier path forward both to patients and clinicians. 

A study found early-onset cancers are increasing in people under 50, and some cancers are more common than others.

A new program from the NIH titled 'Precision Surgical Interventions', put out a request in July for proposals from researchers to identify ways to "dramatically improve" surgery — specifically for cancer patients, Politico reported Aug. 21. 

CMS has agreed to provide Medicare coverage for the first whole-genome sequencing test for cancer.

The cost of carboplatin and cisplatin — lifesaving chemotherapy medications — have skyrocketed, forcing some hospitals to pay five to 10 times more than before the drugs were reported in short supply in the United States, according to an Aug. 17 NBC News report.

Rural areas of the U.S. are severely lacking surgeons, but referring cancer patients to hospitals that perform a high volume of surgeries and have more centralized care may actually be worse for patient outcomes, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.

Cancer diagnoses are becoming more common among adults under 50, according to new research published Aug. 16 in JAMA.