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NCI needs a $250M raise in FY24 to maintain paylines, grant funding levels amid crippling continuing resolutions

The gridlock in Washington is taking a toll on federally funded cancer research as the partisan wrangling in Congress over border security and funding for Israel and Ukraine shows no sign of relenting.

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Vol.49 No.44

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Vinay Prasad describes his Vanderbilt colleagues as “despicable,” raising new questions about physicians’ conduct on social media

At a time when distinguished careers can falter because of a careless Facebook post, the oncologist-iconoclast Vinay Prasad is showing no sign of moderating the shaming and haranguing that make him a social media phenom.

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Vol.49 No.44

By Paul Goldberg

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Prasad could not have had patient data when he called Vanderbilt colleagues “despicable”

Vinay Prasad, a social media phenom and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, recently stunned his colleagues by stating that doctors at Vanderbilt University acted in a “despicable” manner when they offered a double lung transplant to a lung cancer patient. “The doctors at Vanderbilt are despicable in my...

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Vol.49 No.44

By Paul Goldberg

Alec Kimmelman named director of Perlmutter Cancer Center, quickly replacing ousted Benjamin Neel

Alec Kimmelman was named director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, effective immediately.

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Vol.49 No.44

By Alexandria Carolan

Guest Editorial

For cancer patients, traditional Medicare is better than Medicare Advantage

Now that the Medicare re-enrollment period has arrived (Oct. 15-Dec. 7), senior Americans are exposed to ubiquitous advertisements, phone calls, and other mechanisms to convince them to enroll in Medicare Advantage rather than traditional Medicare plans.

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Vol.49 No.44

By Hagop M. Kantarjian and Mary Alma Welch

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Worta McCaskill-Stevens understood the importance of explaining cancer prevention

Worta McCaskill-Stevens, MD, died on Nov. 15 from complications from a sarcoma. She was 74.

December 01, 2023

Vol.49 No.44

By Otis W. Brawley and Lucile L. Adams-Campbell

‘Research autopsy’ helps scientists study why some cancer therapies stop working

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