Study assesses advancing racial equity in cancer care through multimodal AI

The challenge of making the move from conversational AI to autonomous scientific discovery
Advancing from level II to level III AI agents in precision medicine

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming biomedical research and healthcare. Large language models, foundation models, and AI agents are increasingly being deployed to assist with data interpretation, literature review, clinical decision support, and translational research.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

By Enrique Velazquez-Villarreal

Cancer Policy

Cancer patients with Medicare Advantage have access to fewer providers than Medicare patients, cross-sectional study finds

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have access to fewer cancer specialists, when compared to traditional Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Equal access to cancer care removes race as predictor of survival, VA analysis finds

A healthcare system designed to provide more consistent access to comprehensive multidisciplinary cancer care can help eliminate longstanding racial gaps in cancer survival in the United States, according to a study led by a UCLA-VA collaborative team.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

Clinical Roundup

Sexual orientation, gender identity are key variables in cancer screening disparities, OSUCCC – James study finds

Research has uncovered persistent disparities in preventive cancer care across different sexual orientation and gender identity populations. The study, conducted by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The James Comprehensive Cancer Center, found particular concern for cervical and breast cancer screening.

July 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.27

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

How’s this for a paradox: The better cancer centers become at keeping patients alive, the more expensive cancer care becomes. This brutal tradeoff hits harder in rural areas, where the cancer burden is higher and the investigator and clinical trial representation is lower.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

By Paul Goldberg and Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

AACR releases 2026 Cancer Disparities Progress Report

The American Association for Cancer Research released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026, an analysis of the unequal burden of cancer in the United States.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

Study assesses advancing racial equity in cancer care through multimodal AI

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The challenge of making the move from conversational AI to autonomous scientific discoveryAdvancing from level II to level III AI agents in precision medicine

Cancer patients with Medicare Advantage have access to fewer providers than Medicare patients, cross-sectional study finds

Equal access to cancer care removes race as predictor of survival, VA analysis finds

Sexual orientation, gender identity are key variables in cancer screening disparities, OSUCCC – James study finds

The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

AACR releases 2026 Cancer Disparities Progress Report

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The challenge of making the move from conversational AI to autonomous scientific discovery
Advancing from level II to level III AI agents in precision medicine

The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”