Perelman School Of Medicine University Of Pennsylvania

A virtual mind-body fitness program reduced unplanned hospitalizations, number of hospitalization days and urgent care visits among patients undergoing active cancer treatment, study results showed.

Novel targeted therapies have become standard treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia due to their ability to delay progression of this slow-growing malignancy.

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members.

Expansion of the Affordable Care Act significantly increased cancer clinical trial participation among patients with Medicaid insurance, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Novel therapeutics have led to significant survival improvements for many cancers.

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania developed an in vivo proof-of-concept model for the delivery of gene editing tools to treat blood disorders.

Surgery did not significantly increase the number of “good days” among patients with advanced cancer and malignant small bowel obstruction, according to study results.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country.

A nurse-led cancer genetics program embedded within an oncology clinic appeared associated with a significant increase in genetic testing rates vs. a telegenetics service among Black veterans, according to a study in JCO Oncology Practice.

Individuals with newly diagnosed head and neck squamous cell carcinoma are at high risk for adverse cardiovascular events, results of a retrospective study of U.S. veterans showed.