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Bringing Cutting-Edge Techniques and Patient-Centered Care to Boston Medical Center’s Thoracic Team

BMC’s new chief of Thoracic Surgery arrived with a clear-eyed optimism and a desire to build a well-rounded, elite team that delivers care with compassion.

BMC Is Poised to Enter the CAR T-Cell Therapy Clinical Trials Ecosystem

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are working to expand access to CAR T clinical trials by partnering with hospitals like BMC that care for racially diverse patients.

BMC Aims to Offer Costly, One-Time Cancer Therapy To All

A group of people in white coats wearing masks are seated around a wooden conference table. A tall bald doctor is standing at the front of the room, clearly presenting patient scans. He and everyone at the table are masked.

CAR T, a personalized cell therapy, has been a game-changer for certain blood cancers, but its high cost has been a huge barrier to equitable access.

Patient Navigators Key in Closing Equity Gaps in Cancer Treatment

Historically marginalized communities are subject to delays across the spectrum of cancer care.

Anti-Racism Committee Works to Improve Cancer Care and Research

Over the past few years, clinicians have become painfully aware of the impact racism has on a patient’s health. While their institutions scramble to establish antiracist practices, those on the ground are reminded on a daily basis of the urgency of this work.

New Online Tool Helps Women Assess Their Cervical Cancer Risk

Female doctor speaks to patient about cervical cancer risk assessment

Using their own screening history, women can access the same type of personalized risk information that their doctors see.

HPV-Linked Throat Cancer Is Preventable. This Clinic Offers the Vaccine and Awareness.

BMC’s innovative clinic provides same-day shots and a chance to research barriers to vaccination.

Inadequate Cervical Cancer Screening Puts Women 65+ at Risk

older woman cervical cancer screening and obgyn office

Guidelines recommend discontinuing cervical cancer screening at 65, but new research shows that the majority of women don’t meet the criteria to stop.

Housing Segregation Is Associated with Delayed Lung Cancer Diagnoses

lung cancer screening and diagnosis in ct scan room

New research shows the need for increased lung cancer screening in U.S. counties that are highly segregated by race to better diagnose Black patients early.

Partnership Targets Better Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials

A new collaboration among Boston cancer centers aims to increase minority populations’ access to the latest treatments for more equitable outcomes

Breast Cancer Survival Should Not Be Black or White

Close up of doctor in white coat holding the hands of woman undergoing breast cancer treatment

Boston’s Black women die from breast cancer in higher rates than any other group. The area’s major medical systems are collaborating to break down structures driving the disparity.