Sep 10, 2021
The health system is revising its visitation guidelines, effective September 13.
Sep 8, 2021
Laws designed to help women with increased risk for missed breast cancer diagnoses may help catch the disease earlier, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Sep 1, 2021
No parent wants to hear the word “cancer.” Fortunately, few will, but it’s always smart to be attuned to signs that might warrant a further look. Two Penn State Health Children’s Hospital doctors discuss the warning signs.
Aug 25, 2021
Dr. Patrick Ma, medical oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute, has been appointed to represent Penn State on the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Steering Committee.
Aug 4, 2021
The best way for smokers to reduce their risk of developing lung cancer is to stop smoking. But there’s another important effort that can save their lives: getting screened.
Penn State Cancer Institute’s bone marrow transplant program earned renewed accreditation in June from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).
Jul 12, 2021
The new Cancer Assistance and Resource Education Center in Penn State Cancer Institute brings many of the resources cancer patients need through and beyond their treatment together in one location.
Jun 29, 2021
A new cancer treatment system in use at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center uses magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, together with radiotherapy to treat tumors and cancers throughout the body. The end result is more effective radiation doses that minimize incidental exposure to surrounding organs.
Jun 9, 2021
Studies by Penn State College of Medicine researchers show that misinformation on social media may affect parents' willingness to have their children vaccinated against human papillomavirus.
Jun 8, 2021
Dr. Monika Joshi, associate professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine and medical oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute, is featured for the June 2021 Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium (CRC) member of the month.