A total of 65.3 percent of radiation oncology residents in 2022 and 2023 were first-generation medical school graduates, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.

The Biden administration launched the $50 million Persistent Poverty Initiative, which is designed to alleviate the effects of poverty on cancer outcomes.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and the University of Washington department of medicine, both based in Seattle, named Sara Hurvitz, MD, senior vice president of the clinical research division at Fred Hutch and head of the division of hematology and oncology at UW.

Here are five cancer centers earning designations and accreditations:

The North Carolina attorney general sent a letter to Asheville, N.C.-based HCA's Mission Health accusing it of having only a single medical oncologist on staff, the Citizen Times reported June 22.

Flatiron Health, a cancer software company based in New York City, will lay off 39 employees due to economic hardships Flatiron is experiencing.

Chemo-brain, a commonly reported side effect of the cancer therapy, is not deeply understood, but new research is signaling that cognitive behavioral therapy and a combination of other methods could alleviate it, The Washington Post reported June 20.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and New Orleans-based Ochsner Health are partnering to create an integrated cancer program in Louisiana.

U.S. News & World Report recently named its top children's hospital for pediatric cancer.

West Virginia University in Morgantown has received a $50 million investment from the state to expand its cancer research, according to a June 15 news release.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–The James researchers are preparing to launch a first-of-its-kind cancer clinical trial for a "smart drug" over telehealth.

A survey found 93 percent and 70 percent of cancer centers are struggling with shortages of carboplatin and cisplatin, respectively, and while the FDA is trying to increase supply, hospitals are struggling to help patients.

A Cigna Healthcare study found administering pegfilgrastim, an injection used to prevent infection in cancer patients, in a home setting increased patient outcomes compared to administration in a nonhome setting.

The prognosis for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer has improved substantially since the 1990s, according to recent findings published in the BMJ. 

Oncologists need to learn how to set boundaries in their professional lives and address their fear of saying "no" to career opportunities or patients that could increase their risk of burnout, said two speakers at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, which took place in early June, according to a June 13 report from Medscape.

The saying goes that curiosity killed the cat, but in the case of Chris Flowers, MD, that trait has been crucial to his success.

New York City-based Northwell Health is reducing pain and stress for breast cancer patients by providing five free 15-minute sessions of reflexology, reiki or massage.

With the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, independent oncologists can no longer send prescriptions directly to Medicare patients. That's creating serious hurdles for some patients in rural areas, The Wall Street Journal reported June 12. 

A new vaccine that fights the deadliest form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, has shown promise in early trials, NBC News reported June 12.

Oncologists said having so many rules and regulations and dealing with difficult patients were two of the hardest parts of the job, according to a Medscape survey published May 24.