Fewer than 20% of U.S. adults eligible for lung cancer screening comply with USPSTF guideline

Lung cancers can use two different mechanisms to evade KRAS-inhibiting drug, MIT researchers find

About 25% of lung adenocarcinomas have mutations of the gene KRAS, which drives uncontrolled cell growth. In recent years, FDA has approved two KRAS inhibitors to treat patients with specific KRAS mutations. While these drugs can work well initially, tumors almost always develop resistance to them.

October 02, 2026

Vol.52 No.36

Perspective

When did stage 3B lung cancer become “early stage”?

My recent column about Merck’s television commercial for perioperative Keytruda left me with a question I could not shake.

Tagrisso increased OS in early-stage EGFR-mutated lung cancer at eight year follow-up, ADAURA phase III trial finds

Tagrisso (osimertinib) demonstrated a sustained, clinically meaningful overall survival benefit at eight years compared to placebo in the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (1B, 2, and 3A) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer after complete tumor resection with curative intent, according to the updated exploratory results from the ADAURA phase III trial.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

Obituary

Harold Freeman, a surgeon who championed health equity, dies at 93
Freeman, the father of patient navigation, served as president of ACS and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

Harold P. Freeman, a surgeon who started his career in Harlem, where, in addition to performing surgeries, he pioneered the system of patient navigation, and who studied health disparities and served as president of the American Cancer Society and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel, died on Aug. 11. He was 93.

Kennedy overhauls “too woke” USPSTF with the appointment of eight members
Critics say new members will politicize, commercialize the panel

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has announced the addition of eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Texas Oncology collaborates with ACS to promote cancer screening efforts across Texas

Texas Oncology is collaborating with the American Cancer Society to improve access to cancer screening and early detection in Texas through a new, exclusive statewide collaboration. The initiative focuses on breaking down barriers to screening, raising awareness about prevention, and helping more people catch cancer early.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

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Harold Freeman, a surgeon who championed health equity, dies at 93
Freeman, the father of patient navigation, served as president of ACS and chair of the President’s Cancer Panel

Kennedy overhauls “too woke” USPSTF with the appointment of eight members
Critics say new members will politicize, commercialize the panel