Specialty Oncology
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Featured
Tracking Outcomes in Proton Therapy for Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital clinician-researchers work to define which patients can benefit most from advanced proton therapy for cancer.
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Featured
Overcoming Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening
Lung cancer screening is an extremely underused tool. Review the lung cancer screening guidelines with the American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative's founder, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Researching Radiation Therapy for Transgender Cancer Patients
A Mass General Cancer Center radiation oncologist published a unique review of considerations in radiation for patients with cancer who have had gender-affirming surgery.
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New Research Supports Trimodality Therapy for Bladder Cancer
A new Massachusetts General Hospital study compares bladder cancer treatment options and strongly supports bladder preservation with trimodality therapy.
Mass General Cancer Center Contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Daniel K. Podolsky Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
PPI, H2RA Use by Older Adults Not Associated With Dementia or Cognitive Impairment -
Areej R. El-Jawahri, MD
Hematologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Assistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Enasidenib Safe, Well Tolerated As Maintenance After Stem Cell Transplantation for IDH2-Mutated Myeloid Malignancies -
Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Combined Standard and Targeted Transperineal Biopsies Advised for Patients With Prostate Lesion on Multiparametric MRI -
Joseph H. Schwab, MD, MS
Chief, Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, Director, Spine Oncology & Co-Director, Stephen L. Harris Chordoma Center, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Neighborhood Vulnerability Index Identifies Spine Clinic Patients With Limited Health Literacy -
Keith T. Flaherty, MD
Director of Clinical Research, Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
37 Biopsies, Nine Years: Mapping Evolution of Resistance to Melanoma Immunotherapy in a Former Complete Responder -
Keyan Salari, MD, PhD
Urologic Surgeon, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Urologic Oncologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Director, Prostate Cancer Genetics Program
Recent Article
Study Explores Value of Prostate Cancer Screening With MRI -
Marcela G. del Carmen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and Massachusetts General Hospital, Gynecologic Oncologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician, Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center
Recent Article
Lymph Node Evaluation Underutilized for Early-stage Vulvar Cancer -
Marcela V. Maus, MD, PhD
Director, Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Novel Tandem CAR T-Cell Effective Against Heterogeneous Glioblastoma -
Nir Hacohen, PhD
Director, MGH Center for Cancer Immunology
Center for Cancer Research , Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Senior Member, Broad InstituteRecent Article
Considering Both Tumor and Immune Features May Improve Prediction of Melanoma Outcomes After Checkpoint Inhibition -
William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Adeline Rose Wydotis Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Novel Tandem CAR T-Cell Effective Against Heterogeneous Glioblastoma