Jeffrey Lee named chief medical executive at MD Anderson

CRUK and partners pledge £5.5m funding for colorectal cancer research

Cancer Research UK and partners on March 31 committed £5.5 million in funding to form a research team tasked with making personalized medicine a reality for people with colorectal cancer. The initiative is designed to unite research expertise and solve unanswered questions about the disease.

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Vol.51 No.13

In Brief

University Hospitals Cleveland, Qure.ai collaborate on early lung cancer detection

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has announced a collaboration with global healthcare AI company Qure.ai to deploy chest X-ray AI supporting earlier identification of lung cancers.

April 04, 2025

Vol.51 No.13

In Brief

MD Anderson breaks ground on new Houston-area cancer center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on March 31 broke ground on a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Sugar Land, bringing a range of cancer services closer to those living in Southwest Houston and the surrounding areas.

April 04, 2025

Vol.51 No.13

News Analysis

DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolution
Pancreatic, lung, kidney cancer research programs eliminated

The March 15 continuing resolution has gutted the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. The program’s funding was cut by 57%, compared to Fiscal Year 2024 levels—from $1.5 billion to $650 million.

Rathmell: We must support our junior colleagues
“Empathy and listening is a key place to start”

Just consider for a minute if this was the first year of running your lab, if you were on the job market as a physician or scientist right now, if you were a resident contemplating a career in cancer research after fellowship, if you were a graduate student or postdoc, if you were an undergraduate or a technician who was looking toward graduate school.

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

In Brief

Weill Cancer Hub East established to investigate interplay between nutrition, metabolism, and immunotherapy

Four research institutions have partnered under the Weill Cancer Hub East

March 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.12

Jeffrey Lee named chief medical executive at MD Anderson

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MD Anderson breaks ground on new Houston-area cancer center

DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolutionPancreatic, lung, kidney cancer research programs eliminated

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Weill Cancer Hub East established to investigate interplay between nutrition, metabolism, and immunotherapy

DOD cancer research programs face 57% funding cut in year-long continuing resolution
Pancreatic, lung, kidney cancer research programs eliminated

Rathmell: We must support our junior colleagues
“Empathy and listening is a key place to start”