ACS board member Wayne Frederick steps in as interim CEO, replacing Karen Knudsen National search will be conducted

At an uncertain time for cancer research and public health, Wayne Frederick steps in as interim CEO at ACS

As the Trump administration stands poised to redraft the nation’s public health priorities, the American Cancer Society, one of the most prominent advocates for cancer patients, finds itself in an interregnum, following an abrupt departure of its Chief Executive Officer Karen E. Knudsen.

November 08, 2024

Vol.50 No.42

By Paul Goldberg

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Iowa’s Mark Burkard sees a role for data science in bringing clinical trials to rural clinics
The state has the second highest (and rising) cancer rates in the U.S.

A curious piece of paper hangs in a frame outside the director’s office at University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center on the second floor of the General Hospital.

Medicaid expansion may improve cancer care and survival for people with HR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer

New research published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that people with newly-diagnosed hormone receptor-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer were more likely to receive timely, guideline-concordant treatment, and have longer survival in states that participate in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

In the Archives

UChicago Cancer Luminaries podcast interviews Odunsi, Le Beau, and Schilsky about running UCCCC

Two former directors and the current director of the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center appeared in a special episode of the Cancer Luminaries podcast. This series was launched by UCCCC to mark its 50th year as an NCI-designated cancer center.

October 18, 2024

Vol.50 No.39

Clinical Roundup

Breast cancer mortality continues three-decade decline, but steeper increases for women under 50 & AAPI women of all ages

The American Cancer Society released Breast Cancer Statistics, 2024, the organization’s biennial update on breast cancer occurrence and trends in the United States.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

Meagan O’Neill named executive director of ACCC

Meagan O. O’Neill was named executive director of the Association of Cancer Care Centers. O’Neill will serve as the third executive director and the first woman in the role.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

ACS board member Wayne Frederick steps in as interim CEO, replacing Karen Knudsen

National search will be conducted

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ACS board member Wayne Frederick steps in as interim CEO, replacing Karen Knudsen

National search will be conducted

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

At an uncertain time for cancer research and public health, Wayne Frederick steps in as interim CEO at ACS

Iowa’s Mark Burkard sees a role for data science in bringing clinical trials to rural clinicsThe state has the second highest (and rising) cancer rates in the U.S.

Medicaid expansion may improve cancer care and survival for people with HR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer

UChicago Cancer Luminaries podcast interviews Odunsi, Le Beau, and Schilsky about running UCCCC

Breast cancer mortality continues three-decade decline, but steeper increases for women under 50 & AAPI women of all ages

Meagan O’Neill named executive director of ACCC

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Iowa’s Mark Burkard sees a role for data science in bringing clinical trials to rural clinics
The state has the second highest (and rising) cancer rates in the U.S.

Breast cancer mortality continues three-decade decline, but steeper increases for women under 50 & AAPI women of all ages