Cancer Support Community, National Rural Oncology Collective partner to provide care in rural Kentucky

Increase in cervical cancer rates seen in rural U.S. counties

Cervical cancer diagnoses among rural U.S. women have been increasing since 2012, after years of decreases, according to research from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Vol.51 No.10

In Brief

UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine form initiative focused on health outcome disparities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are forming Ka ʻUmeke Lama, an initiative to transform cancer care in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

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Vol.51 No.01

Cancer History Project

Susan Ellenberg started out as a high school math teacher—then became a leading biostatistician

A mathematical puzzle fascinated Susan Ellenberg as a child.

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Vol.50 No.40

By McKenzie Prillaman

Cancer History Project

Latino oncology leaders discuss representation in clinical trials, translational research, and health care
Mesa, Carvajal-Carmona, Cruz-Correa, Perez, Ramirez, Sanchez: “We’re here to help lead and collaborate.”

Hispanic and Latino people comprise nearly 20% of the U.S. population, but less than 6% of physicians nationwide identify as Hispanic.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

By Ruben A. Mesa and McKenzie Prillaman

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Undergrad intern at MSK poses a profound question: What if Henrietta Lacks had a Black doctor?

Every summer since 2010, ten undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds get the opportunity to explore any curiosities they might have about careers in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

By Claire Marie Porter

PubMed’s failure to display all papers by authors who publish under multiple names “mistreats women,” lawsuit contends

A law group associated with conservative causes and funded by leading conservative donors has sued NIH, HHS, and the National Library of Medicine, demanding that the institutions address PubMed’s inability to display all papers authored by researchers who have published under multiple names.

September 27, 2024

Vol.50 No.36

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Cancer Support Community, National Rural Oncology Collective partner to provide care in rural Kentucky

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