White House announces 25 Cancer Moonshot initiatives, including $240M in ARPA-H funds

President’s Cancer Panel urges enhanced patient navigation through technology to improve health equity

The President’s Cancer Panel released a report, Enhancing Patient Navigation with Technology to Improve Equity in Cancer Care, as part of a White House event acknowledging advancements in navigation support for cancer patients over the past year. The report calls on healthcare organizations, policymakers, and technology developers to keep pace with the rapid advancement and adoption of new technology.

December 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.45

Patient navigation benefits health systems, improves care
Initial data presented at the White House come a year after CMS payment began

One year after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made the decision to pay for patient navigation services, data from early adopters show that navigation services are leading to better outcomes, significant cost savings for healthcare systems, and mitigation of health inequities.

Argonne National Laboratory receives $22M from ARPA-H to accelerate cancer therapy, vaccine discoveries using AI

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory will use its world-leading capabilities in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to research novel ways to fight cancer and advance vaccine discovery.

November 22, 2024

Vol.50 No.44

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.

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

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

Wayne A. I. Frederick, a surgical oncologist and former president of Howard University, will step in as interim chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society, effective Nov. 2.

October 18, 2024

Vol.50 No.39

By Paul Goldberg

White House announces 25 Cancer Moonshot initiatives, including $240M in ARPA-H funds

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White House announces 25 Cancer Moonshot initiatives, including $240M in ARPA-H funds

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President’s Cancer Panel urges enhanced patient navigation through technology to improve health equity

Patient navigation benefits health systems, improves careInitial data presented at the White House come a year after CMS payment began

Argonne National Laboratory receives $22M from ARPA-H to accelerate cancer therapy, vaccine discoveries using AI

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

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

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

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Patient navigation benefits health systems, improves care
Initial data presented at the White House come a year after CMS payment began

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