The Cancer Letter

June

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June 11, 2021

The ocean in which we float
Harassment in oncology is pervasive—just look at the data

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June 04, 2021

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Dan Hayes witnessed cancer history, now he is documenting it in a podcast

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May

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May 28, 2021

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Prominent GI oncologist Axel Grothey was forced out of Mayo Clinic for unethical sexual relationships with women he mentored
Three reprimands later, he retains leadership—and mentorship—positions

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May 21, 2021

Cheryl Willman named head of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, director of cancer center

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May 14, 2021

St. Jude’s $11.5B, six-year plan aims to improve global outcomes for children with cancer and catastrophic diseases

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May 07, 2021

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Menthol ban has been a no-brainer for decades—will it finally happen?

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April

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April 30, 2021

In 3-day marathon, ODAC winnows “dangling” accelerated approvals of PD-1/PD-L1 drugs

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April 23, 2021

We ask MIT’s Vander Heiden to delineate science from engineering—and NCI from ARPA-H
“The lines are much more blurred in terms of what’s an engineering problem and what’s a basic science problem.”

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April 16, 2021

Karen Knudsen named CEO of the American Cancer Society

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April 09, 2021

Biden requests $6.5B to fund cancer-focused ARPA-H, an advanced research agency to be housed within NIH

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April 02, 2021

Robert Stone: City of Hope aims to transform cancer care nationally through new models, partnerships

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March

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March 26, 2021

Targeted therapies and better outcomes for small cell lung cancer? NCI study on actionable germline mutations finds a link

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March 19, 2021

The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium
A year into building a United Front against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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March 12, 2021

Three-day ODAC to review data from confirmatory trials of PD-1/PD-L1 drugs marketed under accelerated approval

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March 05, 2021

Not for sale: Fox Chase Cancer Center

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February

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February 26, 2021

The Bidens announce initiatives on health inequity and DARPA-like research for cancer

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February 19, 2021

Moffitt Cancer Center: Why we are building the first machine learning department in oncology

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February 12, 2021

NCI raises paylines, commemorates 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971

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February 05, 2021

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Jill Biden signals White House resolve on cancer research: “This is the fight of our lives”

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January

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January 29, 2021

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Ed Kim tells us about building a $1 billion City of Hope campus in Orange County

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January 22, 2021

What to expect from Joe Biden

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January 15, 2021

Gordon Zubrod's panoramic vision shaped modern clinical cancer research

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January 08, 2021

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Presenting the Cancer History Project

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The Cancer Letter

June

The ocean in which we float
Harassment in oncology is pervasive—just look at the data

Dan Hayes witnessed cancer history, now he is documenting it in a podcast

May

Prominent GI oncologist Axel Grothey was forced out of Mayo Clinic for unethical sexual relationships with women he mentored
Three reprimands later, he retains leadership—and mentorship—positions

Cheryl Willman named head of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs, director of cancer center

St. Jude’s $11.5B, six-year plan aims to improve global outcomes for children with cancer and catastrophic diseases

Menthol ban has been a no-brainer for decades—will it finally happen?

April

In 3-day marathon, ODAC winnows “dangling” accelerated approvals of PD-1/PD-L1 drugs

We ask MIT’s Vander Heiden to delineate science from engineering—and NCI from ARPA-H
“The lines are much more blurred in terms of what’s an engineering problem and what’s a basic science problem.”

Karen Knudsen named CEO of the American Cancer Society

Biden requests $6.5B to fund cancer-focused ARPA-H, an advanced research agency to be housed within NIH

Robert Stone: City of Hope aims to transform cancer care nationally through new models, partnerships

March

Targeted therapies and better outcomes for small cell lung cancer? NCI study on actionable germline mutations finds a link

The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium
A year into building a United Front against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Three-day ODAC to review data from confirmatory trials of PD-1/PD-L1 drugs marketed under accelerated approval

Not for sale: Fox Chase Cancer Center

February

The Bidens announce initiatives on health inequity and DARPA-like research for cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center: Why we are building the first machine learning department in oncology

NCI raises paylines, commemorates 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971

Jill Biden signals White House resolve on cancer research: “This is the fight of our lives”

January

Ed Kim tells us about building a $1 billion City of Hope campus in Orange County

What to expect from Joe Biden

Gordon Zubrod's panoramic vision shaped modern clinical cancer research

Presenting the Cancer History Project

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