AACR progress report highlights AI’s role in research and clinical care Obstacles to progress include systemic disparities and dwindling appropriations

Report shows UPMC Hillman’s nearly $4B economic impact in Pennsylvania

A recent report showed that UPMC Hillman Cancer Center generated $3.98 billion in total economic impact in Pennsylvania through its clinical, research, and educational missions in 2023.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Clinical Roundup

AI improves breast cancer diagnosis

Artificial Intelligence can improve breast cancer detection and reduce workload on physicians, according to a new study featuring over 461,000 women. The research published in the journal Nature Medicine looked at integrating an AI tool as part of a national screening program for women without symptoms of breast cancer in Germany.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Drugs & Targets

N-Power Medicine acquires Syapse to expand network for oncology clinical research, trials

N-Power Medicine announced the acquisition of Syapse Holdings Inc. The integration of Syapse into N-Power Medicine incorporates Syapse’s network of community-based health systems, with more than 1,000 oncologists, its data and technology stack, and its team.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

In Brief

Johns Hopkins, Howard University reform collaboration to advance health equity

A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, DC, area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Howard University Cancer Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine form initiative focused on health outcome disparities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are forming Ka ʻUmeke Lama, an initiative to transform cancer care in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

ASC CAN: Congress missed a critical opportunity to prioritize cancer prevention and access to care

In December, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer, according to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

AACR progress report highlights AI’s role in research and clinical care

Obstacles to progress include systemic disparities and dwindling appropriations

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