Elisabeth Heath, of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine, was named associate center director for transitional sciences.
Krisha Howell was named assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has instituted its second Policy and Advocacy Fellowship to support access to and delivery of high-quality cancer care throughout the US.
Baptist Health South Florida earlier this week opened the Miami Cancer Institute.
LUNGevity and CancerCare announced the launch of the LUNGevity Lung Cancer HELPLine, a free phone service through which a team of oncology social workers will be available to address the emotional, practical, and information needs of people diagnosed with lung cancer, their families, and caregivers.
Highlighting immunotherapy research from 2016, a white paper from the Institute for Clinical Immuno-Oncology founded by the Association of Community Cancer Centers isolated emerging policy issues and challenges that may impact the future of immune-oncology in practice.
Vinay Prasad, an assistant professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine and member of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, noticed potential financial conflicts of interest among physicians on Twitter and realized the issue had never been formally studied.
Richard Goldberg, a gastrointestinal cancer expert, was named the new director of the WVU Cancer Institute.
Justin Klamerus was appointed to president of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital, the clinical operation of Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Maria Werner-Wasik was named executive vice chair for radiation oncology integration and the Walter Curran Professor of Radiation Oncology.
