The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has launched a continuing education resource called NCCN Guidelines in Practice. This subscription service equips health professionals with continuing education tools to support care decision-making and delivery according to the latest evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations, while earning continuing education and Maintenance of Certification credits for the NCCN Guidelines engagement they are already doing during their daily clinical work.
The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic announced the expansion of Cancer Concierge by Cleveland Clinic—a program connecting cancer patients across the U.S. with oncology subspecialists.Â
Andrea Califano, a leader in the field of systems biology, was recognized on June 12 at Fox Chase Cancer Center with the Stanley P. Reimann Honor Award, the center’s highest distinction.Â
Petros Grivas, Joan Schiller, and Zachary Avigan were named recipients of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group annual scientific awards, which are funded by the ECOG Research & Education Foundation.
Samir S. Taneja was selected to lead Northwell Health’s urology service line. He was appointed senior vice president, Northwell’s system chair of urology, and chair of the Smith Institute for Urology at Northwell Health.Â
Thyme Care expanded its survivorship program and comprehensive cancer care services with the appointment of two experienced medical directors: Asma Dilawari as medical director of oncology care, who will lead the company’s survivorship program expansion, and Nelia Jain as medical director of palliative care, who will scale Thyme Care’s virtual palliative care offering, called Enhanced Supportive Care.Â
Cancer Hope Network, a national nonprofit organization that provides one-on-one peer mentorship support to adult cancer patients and their caregivers, has launched Hopeful Hearts: Parents Supporting Parents.
Texas Oncology on June 4 broke ground on a $120 million cancer center in Plano, marking a milestone for cancer care in North Texas.
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute on June 2 opened a $1.1 million, 2,400-square-foot expansion of outpatient infusion at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center.
On May 30, an international coalition announced the launch of CAR T Vision, a coalition that aims to unite stakeholders around the shared ambition that every eligible patient should have the opportunity for cure with CAR T-cell therapy.Â
