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As NCI employees and others at HHS were receiving notices of termination, national cancer organizations called on Congress “to restore stability to NIH.”

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

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ASCO to recognize 11 Special Awards recipients at the 2025 annual meeting

ASCO and Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, will recognize researchers, patient advocates, philanthropists, teachers, and global oncology leaders who have reshaped cancer care around the world with the society’s highest honors at the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

In Brief

Elizabeth Mittendorf elected ASCO president for 2026-2027 term

The American Society of Clinical Oncology elected Elizabeth A. Mittendorf to lead as its president beginning in June 2026. Mittendorf, a long-time ASCO member and volunteer, will take office as president-elect immediately following the ASCO Annual Business Meeting in Chicago on June 2.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

In Brief

Sulma Mohammed named co-leader of University of Florida Cancer Control and Population Sciences research program

Sulma Mohammed was named co-leader of the University of Florida’s Health Cancer Center’s Cancer Control and Population Sciences research program. She will also serve as co-director of the NCI-funded Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement CaRE2 Health Equity Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

UNC researchers awarded up to $10M to leverage data science

A team of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers has been awarded up to $10 million in Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health funding to develop the Cancer Identification and Precision Oncology Center (CIPOC).

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