More than 50 cancer organizations to issue a call to action urging individuals, providers, and insurers to increase access to and utilization of low-dose CT scans for those at high risk for lung cancer.Â
Robert Uzzo was named president and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center, following a period of interim leadership.Â
Jarett Rieger was named vice president and chief innovation officer at Moffitt Cancer Center.Â
Antonio Iavarone was named deputy director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Jeannie Shen was appointed medical director of the Breast Program at Huntington Hospital, an affiliate of Cedars-Sinai, and medical director of the International Health Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer at Huntington Hospital.
Cancer Grand Challenges, a funding initiative co-founded by Cancer Research UK and NCI, brings together a community of diverse, world-class researchers to tackle cancer’s toughest challenges. Researchers, patient advocates, and the public are invited to submit ideas to shape its next round of funding and to help drive vital progress against cancer.
Roy S. Herbst received an award of appreciation by the SWOG Cancer Research Network for his passion, commitment, leadership, and enduring dedicated service to the ground-breaking Lung-MAP protocol. The award was given at a commemorative dinner during the SWOG Annual Meeting.
Brad Diephuis was named chief business officer of Thyme Care, an oncology care management solution providing tech-enabled cancer care navigation (The Cancer Letter, Oct. 7, 2022).
The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, settling a Twitter bet between MD Anderson and Memorial Sloan Kettering’s presidents Peter W.T. Pisters and Selwyn M. Vickers.Â
Selina M. Luger, a hematologist-oncologist and acute leukemia and myeloid disorders researcher, was appointed chair of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Leukemia Committee.
