Von Eschenbach takes leave of absence from NCI, resigns from C-Change board. Acting FDA commissioner’s drug approval strategy rooted in unproven science. Von Eschenbach told NCI deputies he might drop in on meetings. Who’s really in charge?
John Niederhuber named NCI chief operating officer; the surgeon was asked to leave two previous positions.
Cancer death rate dropping 1.1 percent a year, annual report finds.
