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Antwione Haywood was named associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Haywood is the first person to hold the chief diversity officer position. 

NCI renewed the “comprehensive” designation of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, awarding the center $17.5 million over five years.

Marcia Brose was named the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center–Jefferson Health vice chair of medical oncology and regional chief of cancer services at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia. 

A study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health and Rogel Cancer Center researchers will describe and quantify the impact of known and suspected environmental exposures on cancer risk. 

Denis Guttridge and Michael Ostrowski of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and Teresa Zimmers of Indiana University were awarded a $9.7 million, five-year NCI program project grant for their research on the biology behind cachexia. 

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $4 million, five-year P30 grant from NIH and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to establish a Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center.

The Commission on Cancer launched a year-long campaign to celebrate its 100-year anniversary following an announcement on Oct. 20 at the CoC Plenary Session. 

On behalf of the nation’s radiation oncologists, the American Society for Radiation Oncology expressed strong support for Wednesday’s Senate introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would rein in restrictive prior authorization practices delaying patient access to critical cancer treatments.

The American Association for Cancer Research sent a letter to CDC director Rochelle Walensky encouraging the agency to recommend booster shots of the various COVID-19 vaccines for caregivers and other people who share a home with cancer patients.