Issue 4 - The Cancer Letter

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January 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021

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Ed Kim tells us about building a $1 billion City of Hope campus in Orange County

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Ed Kim tells us about building a $1 billion City of Hope campus in Orange County

By Paul Goldberg

In his previous job, in North Carolina, Edward S. Kim helped build a cancer program where there was none.

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Joe Simone, an oncologist, visionary of treatment guidelines, and author of maxims, dies at 85

By Otis W. Brawley and Paul Goldberg

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Tackling racial disparities through novel approaches to engage communities in research

By Hayley S. Thompson and Paul Goldberg

In Brief

Craig Lockhart named chief of hematology and oncology at MUSC

Terence M. Williams named radiation oncology chair at City of Hope

Coalition of cancer organizations urges resumption of cancer screening and treatment during pandemic

Coalition of cancer scientists create global initiative to evaluate genetic mutations

NYU Dentistry receives $3.28M NIH grant for oral cancer pain research

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute receives $1M to pursue NCI designation

Clinical Roundup

NCCN shares guidance for vaccinating cancer patients against COVID-19

First mammography screening guidelines issued for older survivors of breast cancer

Variation in tax rates and tobacco control measures produces variation in cancer deaths in 152 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas

Older minority cancer patients experience worse surgical outcomes compared to white patients with similar socioeconomic factors

Drugs & Targets

Opdivo + Cabometyx receives FDA approval for advanced renal cell carcinoma

European Commission approves Keytruda as first-line treatment in adult patients with MSI-H or dMMR colorectal cancer

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