Updated ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline includes Breast Cancer Index

Amid funding cuts and firings, cancer groups seek relief from judges, in Congress—and in the court of public opinion

As NCI employees and others at HHS were receiving notices of termination, national cancer organizations called on Congress “to restore stability to NIH.”

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By Claire Marie Porter, Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

Black History Month Podcast The Directors

On a new podcast, VCU’s Winn and City of Hope’s Carpten discuss the mission—and the future—of cancer centers
The Cancer Letter’s new podcast offers insight into cancer policy in a landscape of uncertainty

Is the Community Outreach and Engagement mandate the next item on the chopping block as the Trump administration makes its mark on science policy? What about health disparities research?

ASCO to recognize 11 Special Awards recipients at the 2025 annual meeting

ASCO and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, will recognize researchers, patient advocates, philanthropists, teachers, and global oncology leaders who have reshaped cancer care around the world with the society’s highest honors at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

In Brief

Elizabeth Mittendorf elected ASCO president for 2026-2027 term

The American Society of Clinical Oncology elected Elizabeth A. Mittendorf to lead as its president beginning in June 2026. Mittendorf, a long-time ASCO member and volunteer, will take office as president-elect immediately following the ASCO Annual Business Meeting in Chicago on June 2.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Climate change exacerbates cancer disparities
Amid disasters, oncologists see urgent need for methodologies, metrics for gauging the problem

Ivan Borrello, medical director of the Myeloma, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Program at Tampa General Hospital’s Cancer Institute, watched as flood waters from Hurricane Helene heaved against a contraption called the AquaFence, which is, as the name suggests, a water-impermeable barrier made of marine-grade laminate and various metals that can withstand storm surges of up to 15 feet above sea level.

October 18, 2024

Vol.50 No.39

By Claire Marie Porter

In the aftermath of Helene and Milton, oncologists resort to airlifts to keep treatments on schedule
Helene knocks out Baxter facility, creating shortage of IV fluids

Hurricane Milton via satellite on Wednesday. Source: NOAA/NESDISSTAR GOES-EastMilton—the second hurricane in as many weeks—ripped through America’s southeast, causing severe flooding, washing away bridges, knocking out power and water supply.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

By Claire Marie Porter

Updated ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline includes Breast Cancer Index

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