House Appropriations Committee approves FY23 $2.5B increase for NIH

At AACR, Letai announces prevention and screening project for southern Appalachia, describes a future without paylines
There’s “clear evidence that funding is moving and the system is working.”

Tucked in at the end of a 20-minute talk that covered paylines, promising young investigators, and precision medicine, NCI Director Anthony G. Letai beefed up the alliteration with two more words that begin with a “p”: prevention and pilot.

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

At the Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 22, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hinted at how he intends to reform the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a highly respected, independent organization that weighs evidence to make recommendations on screening for diseases.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Senators press Kennedy to release details on Most Favored Nation drug deals

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before two Senate committees on April 22 as part of a final “blitz” of congressional budget hearings.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer History Project Editorial

Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budget
Fox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

At a lecture at Yale Cancer Center recently, Robert A. Winn brandished a copy of a 32-year old booklet titled “Cancer at a Crossroads: A Report to Congress for the Nation,” using it as a show-and-tell prop in arguing that America’s cancer program is once again at a crossroads and therefore in urgent need of strategic thinking (The Cancer Letter, April 10, 2026).

Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

A coalition of public health groups sent a formal letter to NIH Director and Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya April 15 highlighting the need for the immediate restoration of full staffing and resources to the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health.

April 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.15

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

House Appropriations Committee approves FY23 $2.5B increase for NIH

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House Appropriations Committee approves FY23 $2.5B increase for NIH

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At AACR, Letai announces prevention and screening project for southern Appalachia, describes a future without paylinesThere’s “clear evidence that funding is moving and the system is working.”

Kennedy hints at intended USPSTF reforms at Senate Finance Committee hearing

Senators press Kennedy to release details on Most Favored Nation drug deals

Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budgetFox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdyNCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

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At AACR, Letai announces prevention and screening project for southern Appalachia, describes a future without paylines
There’s “clear evidence that funding is moving and the system is working.”

Calabresi’s “Cancer at a Crossroads” report was the first step toward historic doubling of the NIH budget
Fox Chase’s Winn contemplates Crossroads 2.0

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research