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$145.7M University of Texas cancer center to begin construction
The Austin-based University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a $145.7 million cancer and surgery center at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's McAllen Academic Medical Campus, MyRGV News reported Aug. 30. -
5 awarded grants over $2.8M for cancer research
Here are five cancer research donations and grants over $2.8 million that Becker's has covered since Aug. 1: -
LMH Health gifted $2M to expand cancer center
Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health received $2 million from the Kansas City-based Sunderland Foundation to expand and update its cancer center, WIBW reported Aug. 29. -
8 recent moves from the nation's leading cancer centers
Here are eight moves from leading cancer centers across the nation that Becker's has covered since July 22: -
U of Hawaii researcher gets $2.8M to study e-cigarettes' effect on youths
A researcher at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center received a $2.8 million grant to develop a school- and culturally-based e-cigarette prevention intervention program for rural youths in the state. -
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists, Brooklyn Hospital Center open cancer center
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists and Brooklyn Hospital Center opened their Brooklyn Cancer Center on Aug. 25. -
Advocate Radiation Oncology opens Florida cancer center
Advocate Radiation Oncology opened a new cancer center in West Palm Beach, Fla., the Town-Crier reported Aug. 25. -
AI quickens CT lung cancer detection by 65%
Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a deep learning algorithm that can identify and outline a non-small cell lung cancer tumor on a CT scan within seconds, Science Daily reported Aug. 24. -
Ochsner expands rural cancer care
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System is expanding its cancer care to rural areas of Southwest Louisiana, 7KPLC reported Aug. 23. -
New York cancer center unveils expansion for head, neck treatments
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center reopened an expanded care center Aug. 22 for patients with head and neck cancers, The Buffalo News reported Aug. 23. -
Cost of CAR-T therapy out of reach for some cancer patients and insurances
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy uses a patients' T-cells to fight cancer. Although more than half of recipients go into remission, the treatment costs $375,000 to $475,000, NBC News reported. -
6 oncologists on the move
Six oncologists have joined new practices or received new appointments since Aug. 1. -
Dr. Chaundre Cross lost at sea
Naples, Fla.-based radiation oncologist Chaundre Cross, MD, has been presumed lost at sea after a 100-hour search, NBC News reported Aug. 16. -
Oncology Institute, Blue Note Therapeutics partner on cancer-related digital mental health treatments
Cerritos, Calif.-based Oncology Institute and Blue Note Therapeutics have partnered to provide digital mental health treatment for cancer patients. -
Stage IV cervical cancer diagnoses on the rise: 5 notes
Los Angeles-based researchers found that stage IV cervical cancer diagnoses are on the rise. Here are five findings from their study published Aug. 18 in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. -
NIH awards $23M to 4 institutions to study telehealth for cancer centers
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded $23 million to four academic institutions to study the role of telehealth in cancer healthcare. -
American Oncology Network speaks out against CMS outpatient payment rule
The American Oncology Network, a community-oncology advocate, spoke against CMS' proposed outpatient payment rule Aug. 15. -
Couple donates $1M for Virginia cancer center
A couple in Roanoke, Va. has donated $1 million to build the city's Carilion Cancer Center, WSLS 10 reported Aug. 18. -
Moffitt Cancer Center expanding to Hillsborough County, Florida
Moffitt Cancer Center agreed to purchase 9acres of land in Hillsborough County, Fla., for a 75,000-square-foot facility, ABC Action News reported Aug. 17. -
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center taps Dr. Sophia George as 1st associate DEI director
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine appointed Sophia George, PhD, as the inaugural associate director of diversity, equity and inclusion Aug. 16.
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