Dana-Farber to retract six papers, correct 31, over “image discrepancies” in papers co-authored by top leaders

RFK Jr. floats the idea of barring government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals due to “corruption”

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is considering a ban on government scientists publishing their work in top-tier medical journals, which he says are abed with pharmaceutical companies.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

MAHA report “Making our Children Healthy Again” focuses on ultraprocessed foods and is mum on tobacco

A recent report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission cites ultraprocessed foods, electromagnetic radiation, and herbicides as possible reasons for increased cancer incidence in children.

Most Americans unaware of cancer risks associated with drinking alcohol

Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, but public awareness of the connection remains strikingly low in the U.S., with just 40% of American adults recognizing alcohol as a cancer risk, according to a new study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Clinical Roundup

Wildfire pollution may lower survival of lung cancer patients

Breathing in wildfire pollution may make it harder for people with lung cancer to survive, according to a new study from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Clinical Roundup

New biomarker may guide best use of KRAS inhibitors in lung cancer

Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker, TTF-1, that was predictive of survival outcomes for patients with advanced KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, following treatment with the KRAS targeted therapy, sotorasib.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Clinical Roundup

Targeted strategy prevents untreatable nerve pain caused by chemotherapy

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first to suggest that a tumor-driving gene known as AEG-1 actively regulates the inflammation responsible for causing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, a common and painful side effect of cancer treatment. Eliminating the function of this gene using targeted therapies could become a critical strategy for managing a debilitating side effect experienced by many cancer patients.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Dana-Farber to retract six papers, correct 31, over “image discrepancies” in papers co-authored by top leaders

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