The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship has provided the Cancer History Project with a rich archive of its newsletters: the NCCS Networker, volumes 1-11.
The development of more effective cancer treatment has yielded higher cure rates, longer survival, and a decrease in cancer recurrence. As of January 2019, the National Cancer Institute estimated that there were 16.9 million cancer survivors in the United States.
Karen E. Knudsen was named CEO of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
The American Association for Cancer Research will honor the following cancer researchers, physician-scientists, advocates, and policymakers for their achievements during the virtual AACR annual meeting held April 10-15 and May 17-21.
Today Dr. Roswell Park is remembered mostly as the founder of the world’s first cancer research institute, which still bears his name proudly to this day in Buffalo, NY, but his contributions to medicine extend much further.
As cannabis (marijuana) legalization expands in the United States, its medical use is becoming more prevalent in patients with cancer. Despite high patient interest, large well-conducted clinical trials are limited and few oncologists feel they have sufficient training to make informed recommendations about cannabis.
It is no small task to fully rebuild the website of a publication that has 16,118 published articles.
Robert Stone: City of Hope aims to transform cancer care nationally through new models, partnerships
City of Hope has received a $50 million gift for a 190,000-square-foot outpatient center in Irvine, Calif.As a result of the gift, from Lennar Foundation, an offshoot of a building company, the facility, which is slated to be opened in 2022, will be named Lennar Foundation Cancer Center at City of Hope Orange County.
We are shocked and horrified by the recent spate of violence and hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent across the United States.In response to these events, The Cancer Letter is stepping up coverage of inequities and disparities—and we are seeking your help and guidance on an upcoming series of investigative stories.As a publication that actively advocates for racial justice and health equity, we condemn these attacks, which have led to deaths, severe injuries, and widespread fear in AAPI communities.
The likelihood that a patient walking through the doors of a radiation oncology clinic has advanced disease has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology found.
