Early-onset cancer bill introduced in Congress

36 months to live, 29 months to wait. Why is Congress withholding lifesaving benefits from breast cancer patients?

In this episode of The Cancer Letter Podcast, Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Jacquelyn Cobb, managing editor of The Cancer Letter, discuss the Metastatic Breast Cancer Act, bipartisan legislation that would eliminate the waiting periods for Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare for eligible people with metastatic breast cancer.

September 23, 2026

Cancer Policy

Senate passes stopgap bill that would ban OMB from finalizing rule that would politicize science

The U.S. Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that, in addition to avoiding a government shutdown at the end of September, would preclude the White House Office of Management and Budget from finalizing a proposal that seeks to fundamentally redraw the ground rules for all federally funded research (The Cancer Letter, Aug. 7, 2026).

HRSA redrafts 340B rebate pilot program after courts block the original version

After returning to the drawing board, the Health Resources and Services Administration has announced a second iteration of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, after it withdrew the original pilot earlier this year.

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

On June 9, the House Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal year 2027 spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.

June 12, 2026

Vol.52 No.23

By Paul Goldberg

As his Senate testimony alleged danger from mRNA COVID vaccine, El-Deiry had an offer to run NCI Frederick lab
The job offer to run the lab—home to virus research, RAS Initiative, and data science—was quickly rescinded

Last week, Wafik El-Deiry, a cancer researcher at Brown University, showed up at a Senate hearing to talk about what he sees as dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

At the Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 22, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hinted at how he intends to reform the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a highly respected, independent organization that weighs evidence to make recommendations on screening for diseases.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Early-onset cancer bill introduced in Congress

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36 months to live, 29 months to wait. Why is Congress withholding lifesaving benefits from breast cancer patients?

Senate passes stopgap bill that would ban OMB from finalizing rule that would politicize science

HRSA redrafts 340B rebate pilot program after courts block the original version

House bill gives NCI $7.4 billion in FY 2027—$110 million above current budget

As his Senate testimony alleged danger from mRNA COVID vaccine, El-Deiry had an offer to run NCI Frederick labThe job offer to run the lab—home to virus research, RAS Initiative, and data science—was quickly rescinded

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

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As his Senate testimony alleged danger from mRNA COVID vaccine, El-Deiry had an offer to run NCI Frederick lab
The job offer to run the lab—home to virus research, RAS Initiative, and data science—was quickly rescinded