Penn Medicine receives $10M to establish the King Center for Lynch Syndrome

House member introduces bill to increase funding for MCD testing of firefighters

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced the FIRE Cancer Act on Feb. 27. The piece of legislation seeks to increase grant dollars available to local fire departments, specifically earmarked for cancer prevention, “including providing multi-cancer early detection testing or other forms of preventative tests.”

Five global teams awarded $125M to support cancer science research

Cancer Grand Challenges awards five global teams of scientists up to $25 million each to take on questions that could open entirely new routes for cancer prevention, detection, and treatment.

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Vol.52 No.09

Guest Editorial

California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research: A promise broken?

Approximately 21 years ago, I had the privilege of working and helping to pass Proposition 71, which authorized $3 billion dollars in state bonds to fund stem cell research in California.

CPRIT approves more than $15M in new funding for cancer research and recruitment

The governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas met in Austin and approved more than $15 million in CPRIT Scholar recruitment grants to bring five new cancer scientists to four Texas research institutions.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

In Brief

Indiana University receives $5M grant to expand breast cancer diagnosis, care in Kenya

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Pfizer Foundation to expand access to timely breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care in Kenya.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

Podcast

Lowy fields questions about peer review at inaugural meeting of the new NCAB ad hoc working group

With NCI Director Anthony Letai in Milan supporting his daughter, Julie, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Douglas R. Lowy, principal deputy director of NCI, took on the job of delivering detailed remarks and fielding questions at the inaugural meeting of the NCAB’s ad hoc working group on Extramural Research Concepts and Programs.

February 18, 2026

Penn Medicine receives $10M to establish the King Center for Lynch Syndrome

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