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Respiratory viruses can wake up breast cancer cells in lungs, preclinical study shows

Common respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza, can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs, setting the stage for new metastatic tumors, according to a preclinical study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Utrecht University.

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Vol.51 No.30

Cancer Policy

Prasad’s stricter FDA policy for COVID-19 vaccines could limit future access

FDA—under the leadership of cyber-iconoclast and new director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Vinay Prasad—is taking a new approach to COVID-19 vaccines.

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Vol.51 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Pandemic caused temporary disruptions in CRC screening and minimal impact on diagnosis, two studies show

Two recent studies by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine explore the effect of the pandemic on colorectal cancer screening tests and diagnostic colonoscopies in central Indiana.

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Vol.51 No.12

Guest Editorial

Our challenge: To find zen in chaos

This column is a love letter of sorts to our field, a recognition of all that we have accomplished and an acknowledgement that we need to find a path forward that supports and empowers the best of what it is to invest in cancer research.

January 31, 2025

Vol.51 No.04

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

In the Archives

53 Nobel Prizes and counting: ACS celebrates a legacy of funding research

In a new article on the Cancer History Project, the American Cancer Society profiles three ACS-funded Nobel laureates: David Baker, PhD2024 Nobel PrizeChemistry Victor Ambrose, PhD 2024 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine Gary Ruvkun, PhD2024 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine They join a cohort of 50 other ACS-funded Nobel laureates. “The American Cancer Society’s legacy, with 53 Nobel...

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Vol.51 No.01

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MAHA leaders agree on one point: COVID was mishandled. Is that enough to run science-based agencies?