The American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology urged the FDA to regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER opened a full-service diagnostic imaging center in West Houston.
THE LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION announced that it will launch the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes to create an original model of patient-centered cancer care, in partnership with the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.
The College of American Pathologists published recommendations for active surveillance of patients with prostate cancer.
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER and Memorial Hermann Health System formed a partnership to provide specialized breast screening at a network of community breast care centers in the greater Houston area.
SHAWN CLINE TOMASELLO was appointed chief commercial officer of Pharmacyclics Inc.
PATRICK SOON-SHIONG was named global director for cancer services and bioinformatics of Providence Health & Services.
Joyce Wong named certified pediatric nurse of the year by Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
JOYCE WONG was named the 2014 Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation.
JAMES DAVIS was elected chairman of the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
NCI launched another in a series of targeted treatment trials referred to as the AdjuvantLungCancer EnrichmentMarkerIdentification andSequencingTrial.