The nagging pain in Mia Sandino’s right knee set in in September 2018, and throughout her freshman year at the University of Washington, she tried to ignore it. “I was being a very naive and invincible-feeling 19-year-old,” Sandino told The Cancer Letter. “I didn’t put two and two together that this area of the knee that […]
Edward Chu was an expert in pharmacology whose research improved therapies for colorectal cancer, leading to the identification of new treatment targets and driving scientific advances in the field.
Arnold Daniel “Arnie” Kaluzny, PhD, longtime adviser to NCI and an early pioneer and contributor to what is now known as health services research, died Oct. 29 at the age of 87.
This year marks the Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation’s 20th anniversary. Established as the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation by Nancy Lindholm in 2005, NETRF has served as one of the few funding sources for neuroendocrine cancers since its inception.
Testing of chemicals for potential cancer causation (carcinogenesis) has long been a successful disease-prevention initiative of the highest priority.
Fiscal and strategic uncertainty abound at our leading academic medical centers. Job cuts to hospital staff (University of Southern California), research nurses (Vanderbilt) and librarians (Duke) are changing the landscape of our leading centers.
Appearing on the Cancer History Project Podcast, Michael P. Link, the Lydia J. Lee Professor in Pediatric Oncology at Stanford University, discussed his career in pediatric oncology, his 2011-2012 ASCO presidential term, and voiced concerns about what he’s seeing in oncology today.
All photos courtesy of CalTechDavid Baltimore, co-recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and president emeritus and the Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Biology at Caltech, died on Sept. 6. He was 87.
It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of our esteemed colleague and friend, Dr. Harvey Golomb. He died on Aug. 20.
Bonnie J. Addario, a tireless advocate, died Aug. 25, leaving behind a legacy of love, leadership, and global impact. Bonnie was first and foremost devoted to her family—her husband of over 40 years, Tony; her children Danielle, Jared, and Andrea; her nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. To all of them, she was the heart of […]
