As cancer research is threatened, we must engage in political advocacy

The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

Candace S. Johnson leads America’s oldest cancer research center and Jonathan W. Friedberg leads the newest NCI-designated center. Their catchment areas are contiguous, their faculty and staff members collaborate often, and together their institutions embody the culture of NCI-designated cancer centers.

In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times
“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”

In the first meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, NCI Principal Deputy Director Douglas R. Lowy addressed many of the burning questions the oncology field has for the institute. On indirect costs: NCI will continue to use previously negotiated and approved indirect cost rates, with the exception...

In “Bethesda Declaration,” NIH employees, Nobel laureates say Bhattacharya is favoring politics over U.S. science, health

NIH Director Jayanta Bhattacharya “prioritizes political momentum over human safety and faithful stewardship of public resources,” a group of Nobel laureates and over 300 NIH employees wrote in a letter.

Samir S. Taneja named head of Northwell Health’s urology service line

Samir S. Taneja was selected to lead Northwell Health’s urology service line. He was appointed senior vice president, Northwell’s system chair of urology, and chair of the Smith Institute for Urology at Northwell Health.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

Clinical Roundup

Mail-in self-collection HPV tests boost cervical cancer screening rates

Mail-in self-collection tests for human papillomavirus more than doubled cervical cancer screening participation among never- and under-screened U.S. women, according to a first-of-its-kind study from researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

Clinical Roundup

Children’s Research Institute scientists uncover novel mechanism that helps tumors withstand stress

Scientists have discovered tumors can tap a nontraditional pathway to acquire lipoproteins—molecules that transport fat in blood—which enriches cancer cells with an antioxidant shield to survive stress, according to new research from Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern published in Nature.

June 13, 2025

Vol.51 No.23

As cancer research is threatened, we must engage in political advocacy

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The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woesDirectors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”

In “Bethesda Declaration,” NIH employees, Nobel laureates say Bhattacharya is favoring politics over U.S. science, health

Samir S. Taneja named head of Northwell Health’s urology service line

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The Directors: Candace Johnson and Jonathan Friedberg on living through uncertainty at NCI, payment woes
Directors of two neighboring cancer centers in Upstate New York will face challenges, but “we’ll get through it”

In first NCAB meeting since Trump’s inauguration, Lowy reflects on funding choices in lean times
“In the NCI director’s office, we have a photograph of a stone bridge, and it asks the question, which stone holds up the bridge? And the answer is all of them.”