July 01, 2025

New Study Shows Tiny Cuts Could Improve Brain Surgery: A Simpler, Safer Way to Treat Brain Tumors

A new study from doctors at Miami Neuroscience Institute, part of Baptist Health, highlights a gentler way to perform brain surgery, one that uses small tools and avoids the need for large openings in the skull.

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June 30, 2025

Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology Recognized for Advocacy at 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting

The Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology (MSCO) is the recipient of the 2024 Jeffery C. Ward Affiliate Advocacy Award. The Association for Clinical Oncology presented the award during the State Affi...

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June 27, 2025

Botulinum Toxin and Scopolamine for Radiation-Induced Salivary Gland Toxicity in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Injection with botulinum toxin type A plus transdermal scopolamine led to the reduction in radiation-induced salivary gland toxicity without compromising PSMA tumor uptake in patients with metastatic ...

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June 25, 2025

Malignant Hematology Expert and Medicare Reimbursement Advocate, Samuel M. Silver, MD, PhD, FRCP, FASCO, MACP, Dies at 74

The ASCO Post would like to pay tribute to Samuel M. Silver, MD,PhD, FRCP, FASCO, MACP, who died on August 14, 2024, at the age of 74. Dr. Silver was renowned in the hematology and oncology community ...

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June 25, 2025

William C. Wood, MD, FASCO, Renowned Surgeon, Esteemed Mentor, Global Academic Dean, Dies at 84

William C. “Bill” Wood, MD, FASCO, a leader and mentor in the field of breast cancer, died on August 18, 2024. He was 84.

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June 25, 2025

Number of Cancer Survivors in the United States Reaches 18.6 Million and Projected to Exceed 22 Million by 2035

The number of people living with a history of cancer in the United States is estimated at 18.6 million as of January 1, 2025, and projected to exceed 22 million by 2035, according to a new report, Can...

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June 25, 2025

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, FASCO, Selected for Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award

W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, FASCO, has been selected for the prestigious 2025 Hologic, Inc Endowed Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Launched in 2016, the Women Who Conquer Cancer award prog...

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June 25, 2025

Brain Tumors: Shining Light on the Latest Advances

The human brain — and its 86 billion neurons — controls complex movements, stores and receives memories, generates emotions and runs all of the body’s automatic functions simultaneously.

Baptist Health South Florida

June 25, 2025

The Ohio State Appoints Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, to Lead Division of Medical Oncology

Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, has been appointed Director of the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. S...

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