Cancer clinical trials shouldn’t discriminate—but they do

Black History Month Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Brian Rivers: Celebrating Black history reinforces the dynamic culture of America
“It gives America, in part, its identity.”

Nearly 30 years ago, while completing an assignment for his master’s degree in public health, Brian Rivers discovered he had a family history of prostate cancer.

Cortechs.ai, EDAP TMS announce OnQ prostate-assisted robotic HIFU procedure

Cortechs.ai and EDAP TMS SA announced the successful completion of the world’s first OnQ Prostate-assisted Focal One Robotic HIFU procedure at the University of California, San Francisco Prostate Center.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

White House

“Page Not Found:” HHS agencies purge web pages that hint at DEI, health equity, and gender
Medical group sues over removing “information used every day by health professions”

The web page for the FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity is no more. The pages for the NCI Diversity Training and Biomedical Workforce Development Branch and Disparities Research Branch are kaput as well.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Katie Goldberg

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

Physicians and biopharma should improve accessibility of cancer trials

Oncological clinical trials pave the way for better patient outcomes and accelerate critical cancer treatments. Their legacy structure, however, often stands in their own way.

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

By Michel van Harten

Black History Month In the Archives

Marsha Henderson: “You have to continue to push for what you think is the right thing for public health.”
Preserving an oral history by the former FDA associate commissioner of women’s heath

When Marsha B. Henderson, former FDA Associate Commissioner of Women’s Health (1998-2019), sat down for an oral history interview upon her retirement from the agency, she could not have foreseen becoming party to a government digital purge 7 years later. Over the past week, the Trump administration has been busy at work deleting government webpages...

COA proposes health care reform blueprint

The Community Oncology Alliance released the COA Prescription for Health Care Reform, a blueprint that diagnoses the fundamental challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system, outlines the consequences for patients across America, and presents “actionable solutions .”

February 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

Cancer clinical trials shouldn’t discriminate—but they do

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Brian Rivers: Celebrating Black history reinforces the dynamic culture of America
“It gives America, in part, its identity.”

“Page Not Found:” HHS agencies purge web pages that hint at DEI, health equity, and gender
Medical group sues over removing “information used every day by health professions”

Marsha Henderson: “You have to continue to push for what you think is the right thing for public health.”
Preserving an oral history by the former FDA associate commissioner of women’s heath