Lei Zheng got his PhD in San Antonio; now he returns as cancer center director at Mays

Federal funding cutbacks undermine advances in cancer research and treatment
What would Richard Nixon and Ted Kennedy think?

What did President Richard M. Nixon and Senator Edward M. Kennedy have in common? They each played a pivotal role in the passage of the National Cancer Act signed by Nixon on Dec. 23, 1971. The NCA established the National Cancer Program authorizing the initial investment in the NCI-designated Cancer Centers Program.

June 20, 2025

Vol.51 No.24

By Donald L. "Skip" Trump and Eric T. Rosenthal

Cancer Policy

U.S. halts foreign student visas, Rubio vows to revoke visas of students from China

The U.S. State Department has ordered U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to halt appointments for new student visas as the Trump administration prepares to increase social media vetting for all foreign students applying to study in the U.S.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Fred Hutch opens science learning lab for students

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is opening a new science education lab on its South Lake Union campus, supported by Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Guest Editorial

First exhibit at Museum of Medicine and Biomedical Discovery to focus on the history of cancer research
From despair to discovery to triumph

For those who have spent their entire careers in oncology, cancer is our world. We see it as something to be studied, understood, controlled, cured, or prevented.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

By Mace L. Rothenberg

Guest Editorial

George Weiner: Cancer centers are special, as are site visits in CCSG review

The cancer center program of the NCI is a success that is admired not only within the NIH but worldwide. This is due, in large part, to the cancer center review process that has evolved and strengthened over the years.

AACI letter to NIH’s Bhattacharya opposes centralizing review of CCSG

The Association of American Cancer Institutes sent a letter to NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya expressing concern about the proposed NIH policy change that would centralize all grant reviews to the Center for Scientific Review (The Cancer Letter, March 7, 2025).

May 02, 2025

Vol.51 No.17

By Jacquelyn Cobb

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Federal funding cutbacks undermine advances in cancer research and treatment
What would Richard Nixon and Ted Kennedy think?

First exhibit at Museum of Medicine and Biomedical Discovery to focus on the history of cancer research
From despair to discovery to triumph