On June 3, two days after his 87th birthday, John Edward Porter, who represented the 10th Congressional District of Illinois as a Republican for over twenty years, died of pneumonia in a hospital in Northern Virginia.
The Cancer History Project is highlighting survivor stories throughout the month of June, which we jumpstarted with interviews conducted by guest editor Deborah Doroshow, assistant professor of medicine at Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Robert “Bob” Seeger, a leader in research for the fight against childhood cancer, died peacefully in Bend, OR, on June 4, at age 82.
Soon after Dave Boule was diagnosed with polycythemia vera in 2006, he had a hunch that there were better treatment options out there.
The Cancer Letter staff won seven first-place Dateline Awards from the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists—three for journalism and four for design.
Moffitt Cancer Center and the global research community have lost a great leader, scientist, and collaborator. Dr. Robert J. Gillies died June 7 after an extended illness. His recruitment in 2008 and the contributions to science he made over the ensuing 14 years elevated Moffitt’s scientific stature. He was 69.
With the aid of a cane, Dr. Lucius Sinks moved briskly through the dining room at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville, VA. At the time, he was well into his ’80s. But he remained a formidable presence, with thick white hair, dark eyes, and a wry smile.
Last week pediatric oncology lost another pioneer in the field, Lucius Sinks. He was 91.
My first ASCO memories were back almost four decades ago (The Cancer Letter, June 3, 2022).
At 25, Elizabeth Carner was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer.
