The American Cancer Society and St. Baldrick’s Foundation recently awarded $1.2 million in a second round of Pilot Accelerator grants requiring researchers to use clinical trials to accelerate treatment options for childhood cancer.
The American Cancer Society’s recent report on the increasing incidence rates of colorectal cancer in young adults once again rang an alarm bell for adults over 45 to get checked, especially if they are having symptoms. But as an oncologist with more than 40 years of experience, I also believe that this should be a clarion call to scientists and researchers, and for regulators at the FDA.
