First-ever financial toxicity tumor board aims to change the standard of care Researchers focus on debt as a side effect of cancer, treatment amid cuts to Medicaid, NCI

In The Headlines: What happens when you apply a tumor board model to financial toxicity?

A new model aims to change the standard of care around medical debt by addressing the financial toll of cancer using a multidisciplinary, tumor board model approach. Now, recent five-year data shows that it’s working.

July 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.27

In Brief

Peter Voorhees named associate director of clinical research at Wake Forest

Peter Voorhees was promoted to associate director of clinical research and will oversee clinical research for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as all processes related to clinical protocol and data management and protocol review and monitoring system.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

In Brief

Michael Chan named chair of Wake Forest’s Department of Radiation Oncology

Michael Chan was appointed chair of Wake Forest University’s Department of Radiation Oncology, which he has led as interim chair since 2023. In his permanent role, he will advance the clinical, research and education missions of the department, while optimizing care delivery and clinical operations.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

In Brief

Leon Bernal-Mizrachi appointed chair of the Department of Cancer Medicine at Wake Forest

Leon Bernal-Mizrachi was appointed the inaugural chair of the Department of Cancer Medicine in the Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, effective April 1.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

In Brief

Vice President Harris announces final rule removing medical debt from all credit reports

Vice President Kamala Harris announced a final rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports. This rule will reduce the burden of medical debt and ensure that patients are not denied access to credit for home mortgages, car loans, or small business loans due to unpaid medical bills.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Clinical Roundup

Cost-of-care discussions rarely documented for patients with advanced cancer

A large population-based pilot study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society and NCI shows cost discussions were infrequently documented in medical records of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma, which may hinder identifying patient financial needs and tracking outcomes of associated referrals.

June 14, 2024

Vol.50 No.24

First-ever financial toxicity tumor board aims to change the standard of care

Researchers focus on debt as a side effect of cancer, treatment amid cuts to Medicaid, NCI

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In The Headlines: What happens when you apply a tumor board model to financial toxicity?

Peter Voorhees named associate director of clinical research at Wake Forest

Michael Chan named chair of Wake Forest’s Department of Radiation Oncology

Leon Bernal-Mizrachi appointed chair of the Department of Cancer Medicine at Wake Forest

Vice President Harris announces final rule removing medical debt from all credit reports

Cost-of-care discussions rarely documented for patients with advanced cancer

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