Lymphoma Research Foundation awards over $5.7M in grants

House member introduces bill to increase funding for MCD testing of firefighters

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the FIRE Cancer Act on Feb. 27. The piece of legislation seeks to increase grant dollars available to local fire departments, specifically earmarked for cancer prevention, “including providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests.”

Five global teams awarded $125M to support cancer science research

Cancer Grand Challenges awards five global teams of scientists up to $25 million each to take on questions that could open entirely new routes for cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.

March 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.09

In Brief

Penn Medicine receives $10M to establish the King Center for Lynch Syndrome

Penn Medicine received a $10 million gift from Cynthia King, the late Jeffery King, and Jason and Julie Borrelli to establish the King Center for Lynch Syndrome, at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

March 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.09

Clinical Roundup

Follicular lymphoma may be curable with chemoimmunotherapy combo, data from 15-year trial suggests

Long-term data on patients treated with a standard chemoimmunotherapy combination show relapse rates dropped over time and 70% of patients were still alive 15 years later, with an overall cure rate estimated at 42% of patients treated, according to a study led by scientists at SWOG, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and the University of Rochester Medical Center.

February 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.08

Guest Editorial

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research: A promise broken?

Approximately 21 years ago, I had the privilege of working and helping to pass Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion dollars in state bonds to fund stem cell research in California.

Bayer agrees to $7.25B settlement over lawsuits alleging Roundup weedkiller caused cancer

Bayer, the owner of the herbicide Roundup, offered $7.25 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that the product is responsible for causing cases of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

By Sara Willa Ernst

Lymphoma Research Foundation awards over $5.7M in grants

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