The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and NCI said they are developing a Memorandum of Understanding to address how the agencies can work together to improve the process for making coverage decisions for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
Also in this 8-page issue: The Cancer Letter wins two awards for its “authoritative examination” of NCI.
Access to mammography needs improvement, IOM National Cancer Policy Board report finds.
NCAB, President’s Cancer Panel honor the late Paul Calabresi.
Funding opportunities listed.
Trending Stories
- On Capitol Hill, NIH gets congressional support and RFK Jr. gets slammed
- House committee’s FY26 spending bill increases NCI funding by $48M, NIH by $99M
House joins Senate in rejecting Trump’s proposed 40% NIH cuts - The Directors: Ben Ho Park and Suresh Ramalingam discuss tough times, uncertainty, and resilience
“If you’re going to be an oncologist, we look at the glass 5% full, not 95% empty.” - After stormy Senate hearing, Trump offers tepid support for RFK Jr. while Kennedy family members call for his ouster
- Bonnie Addario, lung cancer survivor and advocate, dies at 77
- Reflections of a cancer scientist
Maintaining the pace of novel technologies will lead to more efficient and less toxic medicines