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Plan to Enhance Diversity is no longer a part of CCSG application

The latest notice of a funding opportunity for the Cancer Center Support Grants released by NCI no longer requires submission of a Plan to Enhance Diversity.

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Vol.51 No.14

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Every summer since 2010, ten undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds get the opportunity to explore any curiosities they might have about careers in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Huiping Liu discusses mentorship, translational research on the UChicago Cancer Luminaries podcast

Huiping Liu, associate professor of pharmacology and medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, appeared on the Cancer Luminaries podcast. This series was launched by the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center to mark its 50th year as an NCI-designated center.

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Vol.50 No.33

Health Equity

Solving problems doctors can’t fix: How Georgetown’s medical-legal partnership saves lives by including lawyers on cancer care teams
Why every cancer center needs a Cancer LAW Project

By the end of 2022, Toni Monteiro had no fight left in her. She had been battling a rare blood cancer for three years. Her husband had just died. She was at risk of being evicted from her Washington, DC, apartment. Also, her heart was failing. “You’re really under stress,” Monteiro recalls her physician saying. ...

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Vol.50 No.31

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

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Allison Dowling knew a career in medicine wasn’t for her. She’d seen firsthand the pain and stress experienced by patients who didn’t have the wherewithal to navigate systemic barriers in health care—problems that often fall outside the jurisdiction of the clinic.

August 02, 2024

Vol.50 No.31

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

How a Georgetown med school student found her calling in surgery, law, and health equity

In her final year as a medical student, Francisca Finkel chose an elective rotation that is offered by few med schools: Working with lawyers to resolve non-medical issues that harm patients with cancer.

August 02, 2024

Vol.50 No.31

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

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