UCI Health purchases GenesisCare radiation oncology centers in Orange County

Walter Curran, Jr. named Whitaker Endowed Chief of Piedmont Oncology

Walter J. “Wally” Curran, Jr. has been named the Whitaker Endowed Chief of Piedmont Oncology. This bestowed title is supported by the Piedmont Foundation’s Whitaker Endowment, a fund created by the Atlanta community in tribute to Piedmont’s cancer surgical leader, William Whitaker.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

Clinical Roundup

Shorter radiation treatment approach shows safety and efficacy for early-stage prostate cancer

A new large-scale study, co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators, provides the strongest evidence yet that a shorter, standard-dose course radiation treatment is equally as effective as conventional radiotherapy for prostate cancer, without compromising patient safety.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

Clinical Roundup

ASTRO issues first clinical guideline on radiation therapy for anal cancer

The American Society for Radiation Oncology issued a clinical guideline on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal and anal margin.

March 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.09

Black History Month Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Shearwood McClelland III: “When you stand for something, you’re always going to be attacked.”

Shearwood McClelland III’s grandfather was a ditchdigger who dreamed that his six Black daughters would become doctors. McClelland’s mother did not disappoint—she became the first Black woman board-certified in maternal fetal medicine in the history of the United States. Now, McClelland is the chief medical officer of Cancer Health Equity at the University of Oklahoma...

Study links PFAS in drinking water to increased risk of childhood cancers

A study led by the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine, has revealed possible links between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and an increased risk of certain childhood cancers.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

In Brief

UT Southwestern brings radiation oncology to $177M campus in Fort Worth Medical District

To meet the growing demands for cancer treatment in Tarrant County and surrounding areas, UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding its cancer services in the Fort Worth Medical District with construction of a two-story radiation oncology campus that will house the city’s first MRI-guided precision radiation treatment.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

UCI Health purchases GenesisCare radiation oncology centers in Orange County

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