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Sharpless: You have to be an optimist to be an oncologist
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Sharpless: You have to be an optimist to be an oncologist

Worry not, because support for cancer research remains strong, NCI Director Ned Sharpless said, even as the institute stalls in its attempts to increase paylines in fiscal year 2022 and as the White House requests a nearly $200 million cutto the FY23 NCI budget.
April 01, 2022
Vol.48 No.13
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
Edith Mitchell on her path from Tennessee farm to becoming a cancer doctor and brigadier general
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Edith Mitchell on her path from Tennessee farm to becoming a cancer doctor and brigadier general

Edith Mitchell came a long way from growing up on a Tennessee farm, to becoming a brigadier general and serving on the President’s Cancer Panel.
February 18, 2022
Vol.48 No.07
By Robert A. Winn and John H. Stewart
Eric Lander’s ouster threatens to disrupt Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and ARPA-H
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Eric Lander’s ouster threatens to disrupt Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and ARPA-H

On Feb. 1, as President Joe Biden was preparing to fire up the Cancer Moonshot, Eric Lander was the scientist in charge of mission control.
February 11, 2022
Vol.48 No.06
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
The Cancer Letter’s roadmap for reporting harassment
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The Cancer Letter’s roadmap for reporting harassment
Panel of experts responds to questions from women in oncology

After consulting with women in oncology, The Cancer Letter has created a guide to help whistleblowers think strategically as they report gender bias and confront institutional resistance.
December 31, 2021
Vol.48 No.01
By Alice Tracey

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