Sang Sim joins Northwell Health Cancer Institute as vice chair of brachytherapy within the Department of Radiation

UT Southwestern breaks ground on $177M radiation oncology campus in Fort Worth

UT Southwestern Medical Center broke ground May 12 on a $177 million radiation oncology campus that will provide advanced therapies for patients of Fort Worth, TX, the nation’s 12th-largest city.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

In Brief

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

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...

David Chung named director of clinical research at Northwell Health

Northwell Health appointed David J. Chung, a prominent oncologist-investigator, as director of clinical research at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. In this newly created role, Chung also will serve as system chief of multiple myeloma across Northwell’s cancer centers.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

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

Clinical Roundup

ASTRO survey finds prior authorization delays lead to serious harm for people with cancer

A new nationwide survey of more than 750 radiation oncologists confirms that prior authorization harms people with cancer by causing treatment delays, abandoned treatments, hospitalizations and patient deaths.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

Sang Sim joins Northwell Health Cancer Institute as vice chair of brachytherapy within the Department of Radiation

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