White House health initiative to focus on closing research gaps in women’s health

Report shows UPMC Hillman’s nearly $4B economic impact in Pennsylvania

A recent report showed that UPMC Hillman Cancer Center generated $3.98 billion in total economic impact in Pennsylvania through its clinical, research, and educational missions in 2023.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

White House

Fran Visco awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal: “We are not going to change what we do or how we do it.”

Credit for photos: White HouseIn 1992, 44-year old Philly trial lawyer and breast cancer survivor, Fran Visco, took the stand before the Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, asserting a tone and stance previously unfamiliar in the world of cancer groups asking for funding before Congress.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Johns Hopkins, Howard University reform collaboration to advance health equity

A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, DC, area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Howard University Cancer Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

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.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

ASC CAN: Congress missed a critical opportunity to prioritize cancer prevention and access to care

In December, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer, according to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Guest Editorial

Moving from mandate to mission: Community outreach and engagement at NCI-designated cancer centers
“COE is broken.”

Acting Director Dr. Krzysztof Ptak’s words reverberated throughout the meeting room—and the heads of several of us—during the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Centers update on the final day of the 2024 Association of American Cancer Institutes/Cancer Center Administrators Forum Annual Meeting in Chicago.

December 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.46

By Monica L. Baskin, Nadine J. Barrett, Kim F. Rhoads, Hayley S. Thompson, Kimlin Tam Ashing, Folakemi T. Odedina and Vanessa B. Sheppard

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Moving from mandate to mission: Community outreach and engagement at NCI-designated cancer centers
“COE is broken.”