Cancer vaccine shows promise for patients with stage 3 and 4 kidney cancer

Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing
Trump nominee for NIH director calls for transparency, audits of indirect costs

Amid the flood zone of today’s Washington, the confirmation hearing for Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya’s nomination as director of NIH was remarkably calm.

Survey reveals most Americans are uninformed about HPV
A vaccine can prevent cancer—most people don’t take it

Each year, nearly 14 million people in the U.S. contract human papillomavirus, a common, sexually-transmitted virus that can cause several cancers.

March 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.09

By Claire Marie Porter

Guest Editorial

Telling our stories: Bidirectional benefits of sharing our history

Knowledge is power, and this information, true for many cancers, is valuable for everyone to know—either to have an awareness of their own bodies and the factors that they can control, or to create spaces for empathy with persons they might encounter with cancer.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

In Brief

Kimberly Stegmaier appointed chair of pediatric oncology at Dana-Farber

Kimberly Stegmaier was named chair of Pediatric Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and associate chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her appointment is effective April 1.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

Clinical Roundup

Some kidney cancer patients can safely pause treatment after two years

A study presented by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center shows that some patients with metastatic kidney cancer receiving a combination therapy can safely stop or pause treatment after two years if they have a good response.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

Capitol Hill

Senate Finance Committee advances RFK Jr. to likely confirmation, with Bill Cassidy (R-LA) casting the deciding vote

Robert F. Kenedy Jr., an antivaccine advocate and President Trump’s MAHA nominee, has cleared a key hurdle to be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

By Claire Marie Porter

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