Conversation with The Cancer Letter

2024 Harry Hynes Award winner Judith Hopkins on being a doctor in 1977, mentorship, and the benefits of community practice

When Judith O. Hopkins started medical school in 1974, she had to sign a contract promising to not get pregnant. This was not the most egregious form of sexism she would face in her career. Seeking a residency in emergency medicine in 1977, she was told point blank that she would not be considered. “I... […]

November 08, 2024

Vol.50 No.42

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Iowa’s Mark Burkard sees a role for data science in bringing clinical trials to rural clinics
The state has the second highest (and rising) cancer rates in the U.S.

A curious piece of paper hangs in a frame outside the director’s office at University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center on the second floor of the General Hospital.

November 01, 2024

Vol.50 No.41

By Paul Goldberg

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Undergrad intern at MSK poses a profound question: What if Henrietta Lacks had a Black doctor?

Every summer since 2010, ten undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds get the opportunity to explore any curiosities they might have about careers in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer History Project Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Tom Lynch reflects on discovery of the EGFR mutations’ role in lung cancer

On Nov. 24, 2003, an article in The Boston Globe told the story of a patient’s remarkable response to gefitinib, a drug that had recently been approved by FDA.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

By Paul Goldberg and McKenzie Prillaman

Conversation with The Cancer Letter Free

A $150M gift enables City of Hope to establish $1M Stephenson Prize in pancreatic cancer research, build research program focused on the disease

City of Hope has received a $150 million gift from entrepreneurs and philanthropists A. Emmet Stephenson Jr. and his daughter Tessa Stephenson Brand to create a program focused on pancreatic cancer research.

September 17, 2024

Vol.50 No.35

By Paul Goldberg

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Lei Zheng got his PhD in San Antonio; now he returns as cancer center director at Mays

In 1996, Lei Zheng, a graduate of Peking Union Medical College, enrolled in the doctorate program at what was then known as the Cancer Therapy & Research Center in San Antonio.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

By Paul Goldberg

Cancer History Project Conversation with The Cancer Letter Free

Lung cancer couldn’t slow down physician and athlete Lawrence Phillips

Something odd turned up in one of Lawrence Phillips’s routine health screenings in 2008.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

By Deborah Doroshow and McKenzie Prillaman

Conversation with The Cancer Letter Free

“All in Her Head” catalogs the history of medicine’s atrocities against women

Elizabeth Comen originally set out to write a book about the wellness industry, but ended up writing a different book altogether.

August 09, 2024

Vol.50 No.32

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Georgetown-MedStar: Patients with cancer can rely on our lawyers to fight legal issues that harm health

Allison Dowling knew a career in medicine wasn’t for her. She’d seen firsthand the pain and stress experienced by patients who didn’t have the wherewithal to navigate systemic barriers in health care—problems that often fall outside the jurisdiction of the clinic.

August 02, 2024

Vol.50 No.31

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

How a Georgetown med school student found her calling in surgery, law, and health equity

In her final year as a medical student, Francisca Finkel chose an elective rotation that is offered by few med schools: Working with lawyers to resolve non-medical issues that harm patients with cancer.

August 02, 2024

Vol.50 No.31

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

2024 Harry Hynes Award winner Judith Hopkins on being a doctor in 1977, mentorship, and the benefits of community practice

Iowa’s Mark Burkard sees a role for data science in bringing clinical trials to rural clinics
The state has the second highest (and rising) cancer rates in the U.S.

Undergrad intern at MSK poses a profound question: What if Henrietta Lacks had a Black doctor?

Tom Lynch reflects on discovery of the EGFR mutations’ role in lung cancer

A $150M gift enables City of Hope to establish $1M Stephenson Prize in pancreatic cancer research, build research program focused on the disease

Lei Zheng got his PhD in San Antonio; now he returns as cancer center director at Mays

Lung cancer couldn’t slow down physician and athlete Lawrence Phillips

“All in Her Head” catalogs the history of medicine’s atrocities against women

Georgetown-MedStar: Patients with cancer can rely on our lawyers to fight legal issues that harm health

How a Georgetown med school student found her calling in surgery, law, and health equity

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