The International Agency for Research on Cancer published a report titled “Maternal Orphans due to Cancer: The intergenerational impact of cancer deaths in women,” summarizing the findings from previous publications by researchers from IARC and partners that dealt with the theme of the intergenerational impact of cancer deaths in women.
As a new deputy director at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Monica Baskin has assumed a level of responsibility that is unusual, if not unprecedented, for a population scientist at an NCI-designated cancer center.
A study of over 100,000 United States veterans has found that housing for veterans with lung and colorectal cancer was associated with a survival benefit.
As part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has established the ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health, which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health (The Cancer Letter, Nov 17, 2023).
A month after reporting to work in the top job at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, Taofeek K. Owonikoko reflected on the obligations that come with being a Black director of an NCI-designated cancer center.
Onyinye Balogun and Stephanie Rieder were named Health Equity Fellows by NRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group as a part of the organization’s Health Equity Fellowship Program.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and the National Minority Quality Forum established three key areas of policy focus as part of the Alliance for Cancer Care Equity joint collaboration, including advancing diversity in clinical trials, improving cancer screening and early detection, and increasing access to patient navigation.
Sheldon L. Holder knew he wanted to pursue a career in medicine in the second grade, thanks to a career day at his school on the island of Bermuda.
This month, Robert A. Winn returns to his role as guest editor of The Cancer Letter and the Cancer History Project during Black History Month.
Edith P. Mitchell, a medical oncologist, champion of health equity, and the first woman physician to attain the rank of U.S. Air Force brigadier general, died unexpectedly Jan. 21. She was 76.
