The Northwell Health Cancer Institute has established Cancer Care Direct, a comprehensive program to connect patients with clinical registered nurse navigators who can provide expert guidance to patients and caregivers from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship.
NYU Langone’s growing Perlmutter Cancer Center recently opened its fourth location in Brooklyn (Cobble Hill) and is significantly expanding services this year in the borough to provide greater access to cancer services and sub-specialized surgical and medical oncology care for a variety of cancers.
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received a five-year, $3.3 million grant from NCI to address the low colorectal cancer screening rates in rural Indiana communities.
The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center received new and renewed funding from the American Cancer Society to support research and education programs.
Health Promotion Council, together with Jefferson Health, received HPC’s Smoking Treatment Accreditation & Recognition, a tobacco dependence treatment accreditation program funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The STAR Accreditation program is managed by HPC in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania and other local/regional Advisory Panel Member organizations.
Patricia M. LoRusso was elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2023-2024.
The American Cancer Society and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, are partnering to execute a $4 million collaborative effort to provide equitable access to every cancer patient and their families.
The American Cancer Society and Stephen Klasko and his wife, Colleen Wyse, lifelong advocates for transformation in health care, will partner to form a research grant program, the Advancing Health Equity and Addressing Cancer Disparities Awards.
Crystal Mackall to receive the Edward Netter Leadership Award for cancer immunotherapy contributions
Crystal Mackall, of Stanford University, will receive the Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy’s Edward Netter Leadership Award at the ACGT Awards Luncheon March 30.
The Association of Community Cancer Centers released its 2022 Impact Report.
