Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Teitell: How immunotherapy became the fourth pillar of cancer care at UCLA

As one of the cancer hospitals serving Los Angeles County, the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Center has to face the challenge of providing the most sophisticated—and most expensive—care to a largely underserved population.

November 15, 2019

Vol.45 No.43

By Paul Goldberg

U.S. Nobel laureates tell us what they think about cancer research, moonshots, the dark side, funding, meritocracy, herd mentality, Trump, and joy

William Kaelin and Gregg Semenza have a message for young scientists: do science for its own sake—and enjoy it.

November 15, 2019

Vol.45 No.43

By Alexandria Carolan

Purdue’s Thompson: Lomustine establishes proof of principle for resolving cancer drug shortages

David H. Thompson, a professor at the Department of Chemistry at Purdue University and a member of the Purdue Center for Cancer Research, is working on a better and faster way to produce drugs and eliminate shortages.

November 08, 2019

Vol.45 No.42

By Paul Goldberg

Ciolino: CCSG extension will give cancer centers more freedom, time, resources to increase scientific impact

By allowing cancer centers to extend their Cancer Center Support Grant award period from five to seven years, NCI hopes to enable eligible centers to spend less time preparing for a grant renewal in favor of conducting more research and setting long-term goals.

October 25, 2019

Vol.45 No.40

AICR’s Brockton: Annals studies on red, processed meat don’t change facts on health outcomes; also, funding is “murky”

The recommendations on red and processed meats have not changed much over three decades, because the fact is that red and processed meats are associated with increased health risks, said Nigel Brockton, vice president of research at the American Institute for Cancer Research.

October 11, 2019

Vol.45 No.38

Laine: Annals wouldn’t have published studies on red, processed meat “if we thought it was bad science”

Older guidelines on red and processed meat are not very transparent about the methodology that was used to search, select, and rate the quality of the evidence, said Christine Laine, editor in chief of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

October 11, 2019

Vol.45 No.38

Should you eat a kielbasa tonight?
Six experts weigh evidence on papers debunking nutritional guidelines on red and processed meat

We asked six experts in disease prevention, nutrition, and guidelinemaking to discuss the just-published recommendations that disagree with the dietary guidelines promulgated by mainstream health organizations.

October 04, 2019

Vol.45 No.37

By Alexandria Carolan and Matthew Bin Han Ong

Guyatt: Existing dietary guidelines for red and processed meat are based on slim evidence and are paternalistic

The senior author of the recent recommendation that disagrees with the dietary guidelines promulgated by mainstream health organizations said there is low-certainty evidence of increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and other harm from eating red meat and processed meat.

October 04, 2019

Vol.45 No.37

By Alexandria Carolan and Matthew Bin Han Ong