McKesson Corporation has announced a strategic joint venture with HCA Healthcare, aimed at enhancing cancer care and access to oncology research. McKesson will hold a 51% stake and maintain operational control, merging its US Oncology Research with HCA’s Sarah Cannon Research Institute. The partnership comes on the heels of McKesson's robust financial performance, featuring a 64.5% gain over the past year, and follows its recent acquisition of SCRI’s personalized medicine platform, Genospace.