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Color Health Receives ASCO Certification for Cancer Care Navigation
The telehealth company has built a virtual cancer clinic and tumor board that it says can deliver high-quality care. CEO Othman Laraki argues virtual-first, AI-driven models are essential as patient numbers outpace oncologists and costs rise. The move was detailed in a STAT article published May 6, 2026.
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Color Health is moving into obtaining and coordinating actual cancer care after previously focusing on cancer screening coordination. The company received a certification from the American Society of Clinical Oncology for navigating patient care and supporting in-person clinical teams. Color Health has built a virtual cancer clinic that includes a virtual tumor board of multidisciplinary experts.
The company says the virtual tumor board can deliver and manage care at a high quality. The certification backs up that assertion. Othman Laraki, CEO of Color Health, said cancer has a scaling problem.
New science regularly sets new standards of care, increasing the intricacy of managing an already complex illness. "Cancer patients are multiplying faster than oncologists," Laraki said. Costs are exploding as well.
All of this makes it difficult for everyone to receive the best possible therapy, according to Laraki. “In our mind, the only way this is going to be addressed and solved is in a virtual first, AI-driven manner,” he said. ” Virtual care for cancer may sound counterintuitive because core treatments such as surgery, radiation and infusions are hands-on.
@statnews reported that the Silicon Valley executive sees this model as inevitable given the pressures on cancer care delivery. The article detailing Color Health’s expansion was written by Angus Chen and published on May 6, 2026.
Chen covers cancer-related issues including drugs, policy, science and equity.
