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House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
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Vol.51 No.32

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

Guest Editorial

Curing cancer or curbing immigration: A question of national morality and priority

In December 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act and declared a “War on Cancer.” In the past 54 years, the U.S. has invested $180 billion nominally, or approximately $322 billion when adjusted for inflation, in cancer research. This investment has paid dividends with more than 100 anticancer drugs brought to market in half a century—virtually all traceable to National Cancer Institute funding.

Trump administration unlawfully terminated grants from Harvard, federal judge rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration’s move to cut research funding to Harvard University was illegal—restoring more than $2 billion and all future grants to the institution.

Julie Bauman named deputy chair of NRG Oncology’s NCORP research program, Ryan Burri named vice chair of Veteran Affairs research

Julie BaumanRyan BurriNRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on multi-center clinical research, appointed Julie Bauman as deputy chair of the Community Oncology Research Program.

September 05, 2025

Vol.51 No.32

Conversation with The Cancer Letter Podcast

Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSU
Brian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group

Phil and Penny Knight made a record-setting $2 billion gift to OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

August 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.32

By Paul Goldberg and Sara Willa Ernst

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Mary Beckerle and Neli Ulrich on delivering cancer care across five states
Honoring the Jon Huntsman Sr. political perspective: “I’m not a member of any party except the Cancer Party”

Mary Beckerle, a whitewater kayaker, has advice for all the folks in the cancer field: never catastrophize, never panic.

August 08, 2025

Vol.51 No.31

By Paul Goldberg

American Lung Association invites applications for grants to transform lung health

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House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts

Knight Cancer Institute receives record-setting $2B gift from the Knights—and self-governance within OHSU
Brian Druker returns to executive role as president of the new Knight Cancer Group

The Directors: Mary Beckerle and Neli Ulrich on delivering cancer care across five states
Honoring the Jon Huntsman Sr. political perspective: “I’m not a member of any party except the Cancer Party”