Up to 15% of U.S. counties—home to about 25 million Americans—fall outside the reach of the catchment area of this country’s cancer centers.
Andrew Chapman is the first geriatric oncology expert to run an NCI-designated cancer center. Ever.
A care hotline and resource hub for Ukrainian cancer patients established by the American Cancer Society, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health has recruited several hundred volunteers as the organizations work to develop a lasting infrastructure to support those displaced by the crisis.
Andrew Chapman was named director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health (SKCC) and executive vice president of oncology services, effective March 15. Chapman has been serving as the center’s interim director for the past year.