NCI creates Cancer Equity Leaders group to improve cancer health equity

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Across the United States, rural communities bear a disproportionate and growing burden of cancer mortality.

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As FDA’s wheels almost entirely come off, NCI remains sturdy—a cancer moonshot may even be on the horizon

While every agency under HHS, particularly FDA, has seen historic leadership shakeups and massive cuts to personnel and funding over the course of the second Trump administration—NCI has been spared, even getting a small raise, under the direction of NCI Director Anthony Letai.

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“Backwater to Blockbuster” chronicles the previously untold story of the explosive growth of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
In a conversation with Deborah Doroshow, co-authors Chuck Sherr and Bill Evans discuss their collaborative writing process

“Backwater to Blockbuster,” the first de novo book published by the Cancer History Project, traces the evolution of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to its current status of a powerhouse of research in pediatric cancer.

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Vol.52 No.19

By Claire Marie Porter

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LSU LCMC Health cancer center strengthens cancer clinical trials infrastructure to expand access across Louisiana

The LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center expanded its Cancer Clinical Trials Office.

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Vol.52 No.19

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NCI creates Cancer Equity Leaders group to improve cancer health equity

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As rural cancer disparities persist, aligning policy with care delivery models can close the gap

As FDA’s wheels almost entirely come off, NCI remains sturdy—a cancer moonshot may even be on the horizon

NCI’s Letai gets softball questions from Senate appropriators at an otherwise contentious hearing

USPSTF leaders John Wong and Esa Davis fired by Kennedy, leaving the panel rudderless

“Backwater to Blockbuster” chronicles the previously untold story of the explosive growth of St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalIn a conversation with Deborah Doroshow, co-authors Chuck Sherr and Bill Evans discuss their collaborative writing process

LSU LCMC Health cancer center strengthens cancer clinical trials infrastructure to expand access across Louisiana

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“Backwater to Blockbuster” chronicles the previously untold story of the explosive growth of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
In a conversation with Deborah Doroshow, co-authors Chuck Sherr and Bill Evans discuss their collaborative writing process