Telling our stories: Bidirectional benefits of sharing our history

Fired NCI employee says Trump’s purge was baseless yet punitive
“I feel like I’ve been erased”

On the evening of Feb. 15, when the dreaded letter of termination arrived, an NCI employee was just a few weeks away from job security—the end of the probationary period.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Researchers identify HMGA1 as key driver in colon cancer development

A gene called high mobility group A1 may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according to research led by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Department of Pathology and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering.

February 28, 2025

Vol.51 No.08

White House

“The Agency finds you are not fit…”
HHS notifications of firing add insult to injury

An estimated 5,200 of HHS employees have been fired during the course of this week. Since the firings are ongoing, no final tally of their extent exists. At this writing, approximately 1,200 of the fired HHS employees were working at NIH, about 700 at FDA, and 750 at CDC.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By Claire Marie Porter

Guest Editorial

The fight against cancer is global. Our focus must be as well.

Today, our world is small. It feels smaller all the time. In a few hours we can get to any point on the globe.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

Guest Editorial

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

As cancer clinicians, we spend years learning how to think objectively and rationally when supporting patients who have responded to a cancer diagnosis with anger and fear.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By George J. Weiner