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The Cancer Letter receives the 2014 Dateline Award for Excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists

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THE CANCER LETTER received a first place 2014 Dateline Award for Excellence in Local Journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists June 10. The award recognizes Paul Goldberg’s series of stories on “Conflict of Interest at MD Anderson Cancer Center” as the winner in the Newsletter, Washington, D.C., category.

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