VCU Massey’s David Wheeler awarded $1.7M to study long-term effects of neighborhood exposures and racial segregation on cancer risk

Despite overall decline in secondary cancer diagnoses, female lung cancer survivors saw 60% increase from the 1970s to the 2010s, VCU Massey analysis finds

As people continue to live longer and the survival rate of cancer diagnoses increases, researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center decided to lead a multi-decade analysis studying the rates of subsequent primary cancers, which are new cancers unrelated to the original diagnosis.

July 02, 2026

Vol.52 No.26

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

How’s this for a paradox: The better cancer centers become at keeping patients alive, the more expensive cancer care becomes. This brutal tradeoff hits harder in rural areas, where the cancer burden is higher and the investigator and clinical trial representation is lower.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

By Paul Goldberg and Claire Marie Porter

Eric Small, ASCO’s immediate past president, speaks on the toll of toxicity—financial, emotional, physical—in cancer
“Discovery alone is not enough. It’s about what becomes of what we discover. It’s about translation.”

In a poignant keynote punctuated with anecdotes about grief, American Society of Clinical Oncology’s immediate past president Eric Small emphasized that the annual conference is not just about scientific discovery, but about a responsibility to translate discoveries into better outcomes for cancer patients globally.

June 05, 2026

Vol.52 No.22

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

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

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

May 29, 2026

Vol.52 No.21

By Matthew L. Anderson

Cancer History Project Podcast

“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.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

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.

May 15, 2026

Vol.52 No.19

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Despite overall decline in secondary cancer diagnoses, female lung cancer survivors saw 60% increase from the 1970s to the 2010s, VCU Massey analysis finds

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The Directors: Directors of two Midwestern cancer centers tell us about the challenging healthcare economics in rural areas
“Institutions are feeling crunched in so many different directions”

Eric Small, ASCO’s immediate past president, speaks on the toll of toxicity—financial, emotional, physical—in cancer
“Discovery alone is not enough. It’s about what becomes of what we discover. It’s about translation.”

“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