In 2019, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist — part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health — established a tumor board to address the effects of financial toxicity among patients at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. Five-years after its…
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A multicancer early detection laboratory blood test was able to detect the genetic material of cancer tumors three years before diagnosis, according to a study published May 22 in Cancer Discovery. Led by researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, the…
Mailed self-collection kits improved cervical cancer screening rates among racial or ethnic minority populations, according to a study published June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. For the study, researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial of 2,474 patients at a safety-net…
In April, Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham added oncology care to its Home Hospital program to alleviate capacity issues within acute care facilities, while also providing a way for cancer patients to benefit from remaining close to their support systems…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has called for “bold” changes to address the rising cancer rates among women younger than 50. Cancer incidence rates among women younger than 50 is 82% higher than incidence rates among men of the same…
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Kentucky had the highest incidence rate across all cancer types between 2017 and 2021, according to data published by the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries to calculate…
The Trump administration has proposed allocating $4.53 billion for the National Cancer Institute in fiscal year 2026, marking a 37.2% decrease from the $7.22 billion the NCI received in fiscal 2025. Cancer research organizations and advocacy groups have expressed concern…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has expanded outpatient infusion therapy services at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success, N.Y. The $1.1 million expansion includes eight infusion bays, a separate entrance, waiting area and three nursing stations, according…
On May 13, West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute opened the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center — the first freestanding cancer hospital in New Jersey. Located in New Brunswick, the center is one…
A best practice advisory alert placed within patients’ electronic medical records led to a 450% increase in oncofertility care referrals at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. …