Two years have gone by since we put together our first summer reading issue in 2019—and by the gods, what a ride these two years have been!
The Cancer Letter received eight 2021 Dateline Awards from the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists—five for journalism, and three for illustration.
It is no small task to fully rebuild the website of a publication that has 16,118 published articles.
We are shocked and horrified by the recent spate of violence and hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent across the United States.In response to these events, The Cancer Letter is stepping up coverage of inequities and disparities—and we are seeking your help and guidance on an upcoming series of investigative stories.As a publication that actively advocates for racial justice and health equity, we condemn these attacks, which have led to deaths, severe injuries, and widespread fear in AAPI communities.
Historical documents have a way of vanishing. Manuscripts, letters, and photographs end up in city dumps. Memories become less granular, insight is lost. The documents that do get preserved often require a trip to the archives.
It is not a matter of editorial opinion to say these words: Black Lives Matter.
As the leading independent source of news in oncology, The Cancer Letter has decided that it is our moral imperative to provide coverage of COVID-19 free of charge until this crisis is resolved.
You are looking at The Cancer Letter's summer issue, a collection of stories we have compiled for you as we (and, we hope, you) go off on a brief summer recess.
This year, we decided to approach the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in a completely new way: through illustrations.
Our investigative story this week is an outgrowth of a correction.