Researchers at VCU identify Achilles’ heel in lung cancer through common genetic mutation

Growing number of U.S. adults wrongly think vaping is more harmful than smoking cigarettes, study shows

A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show in a study.

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Black History Month Podcast

Malcolm V. Brock on his journey from Bermuda to Japan to the U.S. to England–and from Japanese studies to thoracic oncology
“When it gets down to brass tacks, relationships between each other, we’re all one.”

Malcolm V. Brock, director of Clinical and Translational Research in Thoracic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, grew up in Bermuda. His father insisted that his children branch outside the small island—the country has a population of just over 60,000 people—and challenge themselves abroad.

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Vol.52 No.07

By Malcolm V. Brock, Robert A. Winn and Preston Willett

Clinical Roundup

Lung cancer drug offers a surprising new treatment against ovarian cancer, Mayo study finds

Ovarian cancer cells may quickly activate a survival response after PARP inhibitor treatment, and blocking this early response may make this class of drugs work better, a study published by Mayo Clinic researchers suggests.

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Vol.52 No.07

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

A radiation oncologist’s perspective: Why we need to accelerate early detection strategies for lung cancers

As a radiation oncologist, I am struck by how often the decisive variable in lung cancer is not the sophistication of our therapy, but the timing of our encounter with the disease. The American Cancer Society projects 618,120 cancer deaths in the United States in 2025, with lung cancer remaining as the single largest contributor,...

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Vol.52 No.02

By Kevin King

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

How a Montefiore Einstein screening program is changing the history of lung cancer in the Bronx

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, largely because it is most often diagnosed at an advanced stage.

Dimple Patel joins VCU Massey as associate director for innovation, leadership, and professional development

Dimple Patel recently joined the executive leadership team at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she will serve as the associate director for innovation, leadership, and professional development. Patel brings 25 years of leadership experience spanning six public and private institutions of higher education.

December 19, 2025

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Researchers at VCU identify Achilles’ heel in lung cancer through common genetic mutation

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Malcolm V. Brock on his journey from Bermuda to Japan to the U.S. to England–and from Japanese studies to thoracic oncology“When it gets down to brass tacks, relationships between each other, we’re all one.”

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Malcolm V. Brock on his journey from Bermuda to Japan to the U.S. to England–and from Japanese studies to thoracic oncology
“When it gets down to brass tacks, relationships between each other, we’re all one.”