Edith P. Mitchell, a pioneering researcher in cancer health disparities, director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, professor of medicine and medical oncology, and enterprise vice president for cancer disparities at Jefferson Health’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, died Jan. 21.
As Joe Simone said, “Once you have seen one cancer center, you have seen one cancer center.” This statement is certainly true of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center (UHCC).
As I step down as medical director of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute (HFGCCRI) at Christiana Care later this year and assume the position of director of the Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research at the HFGCCRI, I can reflect back on the success of cancer care in Delaware.
Care for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx (an area in back of the throat) is shifting toward community cancer centers, but patients treated in this setting may be less likely to survive, according to new research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Head and Neck Cancer Center.
Patients treated with first-line immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer showed similar results in terms of survival, progression-free survival, and treatment duration, regardless of race or ethnicity, even with differences in income and insurance, a study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network showed.
For many individuals living in the rural 23-county area of North Central Florida served by the UF Health Cancer Center, access to mammography services for breast cancer screening is limited.
A study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that Black men diagnosed with more advanced stages of prostate cancer are significantly less likely to be prescribed novel hormone therapy than other racial and ethnic groups—including white or Latino men—despite the therapy being proven to effectively control the growth of prostate tumors and extend the lives of men with the disease.
The White House has established an initiative that aims to help federal agencies, companies, and philanthropic groups to close research gaps in women’s health care—including cancer.
Led by Lyor Cohen, global head of music at YouTube and Google, City of Hope raised more than $4.3 million at its Music, Film and Entertainment Industry fundraising group’s Spirit of Life gala.
Researchers at Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center uncovered racial bias leading to recommended therapy being rejected and to delays in care, diagnosis.
