The White House has announced an expansion of the Cancer Moonshot’s mission beyond its initial focus on accelerating research and data sharing in oncology—with promises of renewed funding for an array of ambitious presidential initiatives.
The University of Chicago Medicine plans to build a $633 million, 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care on its medical campus on the city’s South Side.
Noe Crespo was named co-leader of the Cancer Control Program at University of California San Diego’s Moores Cancer Center.
Immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening, according to a report released by the President’s Cancer Panel.
Racial and ethnic inequities are pervasive in clinical research—from the systemic factors that deter underrepresented populations from pursuing careers in science and medicine, to the discrimination, lack of support, and other hardships faced by those who do enter the biomedical profession.
The Tarrant County Commissioners Court in Texas Jan. 18 voted to award a $9 million grant to Moncrief Cancer Institute to develop a comprehensive cancer screening program for underserved residents throughout the county served by all members of the Commissioners Court.
A team of researchers with the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center found that even with expanded access to Medi-Cal health coverage, Latino smokers in California continue to get less help than non-Latino white people quitting smoking.
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that disparities in the incidence of head and neck cancer are driven by behavioral and environmental risk factors rather than race.
If 2020 was a year of reckoning, 2021 was a year of action—and major milestones for The Cancer Letter and the cancer community.
Wendy Brewster was named associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
