Harold Freeman had big plans after he finished his residency at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 1968. He planned to cut cancer out of Harlem.
FDA is preparing to review an estimated 25 applications for cancer drugs that are being developed based largely—and in many cases entirely—on data from mainland China.
The Cancer History Project Guest Editor Robert Winn focused on the legacy of LaSalle Leffall, a Howard University surgical oncologist. He and John H. Stewart, director of Louisiana State University-Louisiana Children’s Medical Center Health Cancer Center spoke with Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s new $200-million Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines—a partnership with the World Health Organization—can be traced back to a critique from a visiting reviewer.
Many global health professionals have dreamed about solving drug shortages, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is taking the first steps toward eliminating the problem, said Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, director of St. Jude Global.
The acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America will allow City of Hope to build a national network of cancer centers that is fundamentally different from those of other cancer centers.
After having treated over 200,000 COVID cases over two years—more than any health system in the U.S.—Northwell Health once again finds itself in the center of the storm as cases of the omicron variant escalate in New York State.
To accurately gauge the impact of the National Cancer Act of 1971 at the half-century point, Abbe R. Gluck and Charles S. Fuchs decided to focus on more than the science of cancer.