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Brian Druker steps down as CEO of OHSU Knight Cancer Center

On Dec. 3, the faculty and staff members at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute received an email from Brian J. Druker, the institution’s star scientist, former director, and current CEO, informing them that he would be stepping down from his executive role.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

By Paul Goldberg

NCI Director's Report

NCI paylines to drop to 9th percentile amid CRs and uncertainty

NCI is temporarily reducing its paylines as the federal government is being funded at FY2024 levels via a continuing resolution that extends until Dec. 20, delaying the budgeting process for most federal agencies in the new fiscal year.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

By Jacquelyn Cobb

An NCI initiative focuses on early-onset cancers

NCI is establishing an Early-Onset Cancer Initiative to address the reported rise in early-onset cancer. The initiative will focus on the biological mechanisms of early-onset cancer, the interactions between several known risk factors, and prevention strategies.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

By Yiqing Wang

News Analysis

What Trump’s pick of RFK Jr. means for cancer: Epidemics, HPV, stunted research
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb expresses “deep concerns”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist whom Trump has chosen to run HHS, would have the capacity to roll back core public health protections, including protections for people with cancer, and dismantle research related to infectious diseases, public health experts warn.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

By Claire Marie Porter

Guest Editorial

An elephant in the room: Grief in young adults with cancer

Young adults with cancer are starting to break the silence about grief. Most people think of grief following the death of a loved one, but grief can accompany any event that disrupts or challenges our sense of normalcy or ourselves. During this first week of December, National Grief Awareness Week, we can raise awareness about grief in young adults with cancer to help ensure that no one grieves alone. xxx:more

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

By Casey Walsh