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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center joins AccessHope collaboration
AccessHope is collaborating with Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center to extend the organization's reach to the Northwestern states. -
Dr. Monica Bertagnolli takes over as National Cancer Institute director
Monica Bertagnolli, MD, started her new role as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute on Oct. 3. -
US breast cancer death rate continues to fall, but disparities still exist
Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past three decades; however, a racial gap persists in the U.S., according to the most recent statistics from the American Cancer Society. -
Top 10 oncology headlines of September
Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in September: -
Novant cancer center 1st in North Carolina to offer VR headsets during treatment
Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury is the first facility in North Carolina to offer virtual reality headsets to patients receiving cancer treatment. -
Moffitt launches health equity program
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center launched a health equity program Oct. 3 to improve cancer health disparities locally and nationally. -
Pioneering childhood cancer researcher dies at 97
Aubrey Evans, MD, renowned scientist, medical administrator and advocate for children, died Sept. 29 in her home in Philadelphia at age 97, The Washington Post reported. -
6 breast cancer updates
Here are six breast cancer studies, grants and patient care stories Becker's covered since Sept. 20. -
More than 16,000 cancer deaths due to COVID-19 complications, American Cancer Society finds
More than 16,000 cancer deaths between March and December 2020 involved COVID-19 complications, according to a Sept. 28 American Cancer Society news release. -
6 new cancer centers
Here are six new cancer centers Becker's has covered since Sept. 7: -
11 recent cancer study findings
Here are 11 oncology-related studies Becker's has covered since Sept. 1: -
St. Joseph's, Hackensack Meridian partner on infusion center
Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph’s Health and Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health will open an infusion center on the St. Joseph’s Wayne (N.J.) Medical Center campus. -
43% of women know their family's breast cancer history, survey finds
A national survey conducted by Orlando Health Cancer Institute found only 43 percent of women know their family history of breast cancer, and only 32 percent know their individual risk factors for cancer. -
Harms underreported, inconsistent across cancer screening guidelines, study finds
Washington-based researchers found cancer screening guidelines underreport harms related to screening tests and procedures and are inconsistent across cancer types, a study published Sept. 27 in Annals of Internal Medicine found. -
Dr. Leanard Henry named medical director at Georgia facility
Leonard Henry, MD, was named medical director and surgical oncologist at the Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion in Savannah, Ga., the Savannah Business Journal reported Sept. 27. -
Indiana hospital offers prostate cancer treatment rarely seen in US
Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital is one of the first to offer high intensity focused ultrasound treatments for prostate cancer in the U.S., the Pharos-Tribune reported Sept. 27. -
Cleveland Clinic to form radiation oncology center through $7.9M grant
Cleveland Clinic received a $7.9 million five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to establish the Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network. -
Healthcare consolidation hurts cancer patients, advocates tell The Lancet
Healthcare consolidation can drive up the cost of drugs and treatment for cancer patients, advocates told The Lancet. -
Herpes virus may kill cancer cells, UK researchers find
The herpes simplex virus has been used to shrink and kill cancer tumors in a trial in the United Kingdom, the BBC reported Sept. 23. -
Cleveland Clinic gets $7.9M NIH grant for precision cancer medicine
Cleveland Clinic has received a $7.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further its use of precision medicine and data to treat cancer.
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