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Bernie Lewinsky’s collection of artifacts captures “the learning curve” of radiation oncology
FreeIn the Archives

Bernie Lewinsky’s collection of artifacts captures “the learning curve” of radiation oncology

Over his five decades as a radiation oncologist, Bernie Lewinsky has been collecting the relics of radiotherapy.
January 23, 2026
Vol.52 No.03
By Sara Willa Ernst
With streamlined, “sitevisitless” CCSG review in place, cancer centers remained stable in 2025
Guest Editorial

With streamlined, “sitevisitless” CCSG review in place, cancer centers remained stable in 2025

Earlier this month, NCI released a new Cancer Center Support Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity. Except for the elimination of the Plan to Enhance Diversity component and lengthening of the Shared Resource write-ups from three to six pages, the guidelines are essentially unchanged. 
December 19, 2025
Vol.51 No.46
By Richard J. Jones
Anthony Letai pledges to ensure stability for extramural and intramural cancer science
Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Anthony Letai pledges to ensure stability for extramural and intramural cancer science

Stepping into the NCI director’s job at the end of a nerve-racking year, Anthony Letai wants you to know that the federal government is not going out of the business of cancer research.
December 05, 2025
Vol.51 No.44
By Paul Goldberg
Andres Álvarez-Pinzón, Ronald Chen, Vered Stearns, Alexandra Thomas, Trisha Wise-Drapernamed to NRG Oncology leadership
In Brief

Andres Álvarez-Pinzón, Ronald Chen, Vered Stearns, Alexandra Thomas, Trisha Wise-Drapernamed to NRG Oncology leadership

NRG Oncology, NCI, and National Clinical Trials Network recently announced changes in leadership across multiple committees.
December 05, 2025
Vol.51 No.44
Arnold D. Kaluzny, longtime adviser to the NCI and health services researcher, dies at 87
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Arnold D. Kaluzny, longtime adviser to the NCI and health services researcher, dies at 87

Arnold Daniel “Arnie” Kaluzny, PhD, longtime adviser to NCI and an early pioneer and contributor to what is now known as health services research, died Oct. 29 at the age of 87. 
November 21, 2025
Vol.51 No.43
By Donna M. O’Brien and Barnett Kramer
In Brief

Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center receives Comprehensive designation and funding from NCI

The Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center received the Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from NCI. 
November 21, 2025
Vol.51 No.43
Site visits are gone, but outlook for new, centralized CCSG review is bright
Podcast

Site visits are gone, but outlook for new, centralized CCSG review is bright

One of the first things that happened as part of President Donald Trump’s “flooding of the zone” in January was the disappearance of the site visit as part of the Cancer Center Support Grant review.
November 05, 2025
Cancer centers adapt to life without site visits as NIH changes CCSG review
NCINews Analysis

Cancer centers adapt to life without site visits as NIH changes CCSG review

Love them or hate them, site visits have been a part of the culture of NCI-designated cancer centers for decades, shaping the process for admitting members to the elite club and influencing internal politics within institutions.
October 31, 2025
Vol.51 No.40
By Paul Goldberg
Vinai Gondi, Bridget Koontz, Priya Rastogi, Lisa Lenrow named to NRG Oncology committee leadership
In Brief

Vinai Gondi, Bridget Koontz, Priya Rastogi, Lisa Lenrow named to NRG Oncology committee leadership

NRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on improving outcomes for adults with cancer through multi-center clinical research, recently announced changes in leadership across multiple committees.xxx:moreVinai Gondi will be taking over the role of NRG Brain Tumor Committee chair, effective
October 31, 2025
Vol.51 No.40
Cancer Policy

Shutdown precluded NCI officials from appearing at AACI/CCAF annual meeting

NCI officials were notably absent from the annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes and the Cancer Center Administrators Forum in Washington, DC, due to the government shutdown that started on Oct. 1. 
October 24, 2025
Vol.51 No.39
By Sara Willa Ernst

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