CRUK publishes manifesto to avoid 20,000 cancer deaths a year by 2040

MD Anderson and PAHO collaborate to support cancer prevention, control in Americas

MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Pan American Health Organization are collaborating to strengthen cancer prevention and control initiatives across the Americas.

May 03, 2024

Vol.50 No.18

In Brief

Julie Bauman, Stephanie Blank to lead NRG Oncology Cancer Prevention & Control Committee

Julie BaumanStephanie V. BlankJulie Bauman and Stephanie V. Blank were named chair and vice chair, respectively, of the NRG Oncology Cancer Prevention & Control Committee.

April 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.15

In Brief

Melissa Bondy receives ASPO’s Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., Distinguished Achievement Award

Melissa L. Bondy, chair in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine, received the Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr. Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology in Chicago last week.

March 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.12

In Brief

Matthew Carpenter receives ASPO’s Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award

Matthew Carpenter, co-leader of the Cancer Control Research Program at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and the Flora McLeod Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, received the Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology in Chicago last week.

March 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.12

NCI, CRUK award $125M in Cancer Grand Challenge grants

NCI and Cancer Research UK awarded $125 million in total funding through the Cancer Grand Challenges program, supporting research on cancer inequities, early-onset cancers, solid tumors in children, and T-cell receptors. The $125 million investment marks the Cancer Grand Challenges program’s largest funding round to date.

March 08, 2024

Vol.50 No.10

By Jacquelyn Cobb