Here are five oncology firsts Becker's has covered since Sept. 12:
- UC San Diego Health is the first in the region to treat a patient with advanced prostate cancer with a novel drug.
- Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center revealed a new brand and logo Oct. 3 following the April merger of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
- Novant Health Wallace Cancer Institute in Salisbury is the first facility in North Carolina to offer virtual reality headsets to patients receiving cancer treatment.
- Logansport (Ind.) Memorial Hospital is one of the first to offer high intensity focused ultrasound treatments for prostate cancer in the U.S.
- Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London found a link between pollution and lung cancer, and a possible solution to prevent it.