In a panel discussion this week, five leaders in oncology proposed an action plan for tackling cancer health disparities and enhancing health equity.
Priya Rastogi was named chief executive officer of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Foundation, effective July 1. In addition to this new role, she will continue serving as medical director of NSABP.
Jennifer R. Eads earned the ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Award for 2022.
Marquita Lewis-Thames, June McKoy, Jonathan Moreira, and Adam B. Murphy were named to leadership roles within the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Tong Joo (TJ) Gan was named division head of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will provide $25 million in grant funding to expand or establish five Ralph Lauren cancer centers, aimed at reducing disparities in cancer care and access across underserved communities in the United States.
The Lymphoma Research Foundation awarded 29 grants, totaling more than $5.7 million, to support lymphoma research. The 2022 LRF grantee class represents 17 academic and medical institutions across North America.
The American College of Radiology Radiology Leadership Institute announced the recipients of its annual leadership awards at the 2022 ACR meeting. Individuals will be honored at the RLI Summit in September.
Eighty-seven organizations representing patients with chronic and acute health conditions sent a letter to Congress urging them to improve the diversity of enrollment in clinical trials as part of this year’s Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization.
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer opened calls for nominations for the Steven A. Rosenberg Scholars Award May 1. This award provides $150,000 in funding to advance the research of an early career scientist in the field of immunology and cancer immunotherapy.
