The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its final recommendation statement on screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography.
AVEO Oncology said that data from a planned interim analysis of the phase II BATON (Biomarker Assessment of Tivozanib in ONcology) study in patients with colorectal cancer indicate that the study is unlikely to meet the primary endpoint in the intent-to-treat patient population.
Ludwig Cancer Research donated a total of $540 million to six of its centers, located at institutions across the country.
Orlando Health Center's Mark RohDownload and listen to this conversation here.Orlando Health is choosing a partnership over an affiliation, said Mark Roh, president of the Florida cancer center that's ending its relationship with MD Anderson Cancer Center.
On Jan. 30, somebody will have to climb to the top of Orlando Health's 10-story Charles Lewis Pavilion to cover up—or start removing—the backlit letters that, with a halo effect created by LED lights, broadcast the health system's affiliation with MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Janet Rowley, a pioneer in connecting the development of cancer with genetic abnormalities, died from complications of ovarian cancer on Dec. 17 at her home. She was 88.
It takes a few clicks to look up the name of a company that holds the “Abbreviated New Drug Application,” or ANDA, to make a generic drug. Alas, this information is of little value.
Death rates continued to decline for all cancers combined for men and women of all major racial and ethnic groups and for most major cancer sites, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. Rates for both sexes combined decreased by 1.5 percent per year from 2001 through 2010.
