A diagnosis of cancer brings with it fear and uncertainty. Changes proposed by the Trump administration pose a grave new risk to those who suffer from cancer today or will suffer from cancer in the future. A future which was increasingly optimistic is suddenly far more threatening.
In an email sent to directors and deputy directors of NCI-designated cancer centers, Krzysztof Ptak, director of the NCI Office of Cancer Centers, provided a comparison between the newly issued Cancer Center Support Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity with the previous version of the document.
John Burklow, a near-40-year veteran of NIH, will work his last day as chief of staff on April 25.
On April 15, President Trump signed a wide-ranging executive order that aims to lower drug prices, boost transparency into fees charged by middlemen, and limit Medicare payments for outpatient services provided by hospitals.
Harvard University lawyers rejected the Trump administration’s demand to change the school’s leadership, student disciplinary policies, admissions and hiring, and end diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
The American Association for Cancer Research will honor the following cancer researchers and physician-scientists during the AACR Annual Meeting 2025, to be held April 25-30 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Hope S. Rugo has joined City of Hope to lead its Women’s Cancers Program throughout the organization and breast medical oncology division section.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, has opened Keck Medicine of USC–Newport Beach Radiation Oncology and Imaging, a new radiation oncology and imaging center, at 4590 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach, CA.
In the documentary short, “1001 cuts,” Sarah Temkin, a gynecologic oncologist, examines the enduring misogyny of medicine, particularly in the operating room.
The American College of Radiology released a statement in response to the recent paper, “Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging,” published in JAMA Internal Medicine.