Amid funding cuts and firings, cancer groups seek relief from judges, in Congress—and in the court of public opinion

Black History Month Podcast The Directors

On a new podcast, VCU’s Winn and City of Hope’s Carpten discuss the mission—and the future—of cancer centers
The Cancer Letter’s new podcast offers insight into cancer policy in a landscape of uncertainty

Is the Community Outreach and Engagement mandate the next item on the chopping block as the Trump administration makes its mark on science policy? What about health disparities research?

RFK Jr. is confirmed, NCORP stops collecting data on sexual orientation, gender
One month in: Trump’s impact on oncology

Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services amid many resignations at federal health agencies and cancellations of NIH and NCAB meetings. All of this happened at a time when the Trump administration is reportedly preparing to fire thousands of HHS workers.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

By Claire Marie Porter and Jacquelyn Cobb

In Brief

Daniel Nomura named editor-in-chief of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Daniel K. Nomura was named editor-in-chief of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, one of the 10 journals published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

Podcast

In The Headlines: Trump moves to cap NIH indirect costs at 15%, HHS agencies webpages removed

In this episode of In the Headlines, Paul Goldberg, publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, discuss the “doomsday scenario” facing academic cancer centers that would follow the success of President Trump’s move to limit indirect costs to 15% for NIH-funded institutions.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.05

White House

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s move to limit indirect costs to 15% for NIH-funded institutions
The move could gut academic cancer research

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Feb. 10, issued a preliminary restraining order, blocking the Trump administration from enforcing an NIH guidance that would cut the indirect costs paid on NIH grants to a flat rate of 15%.

“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

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Amid funding cuts and firings, cancer groups seek relief from judges, in Congress—and in the court of public opinion

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On a new podcast, VCU’s Winn and City of Hope’s Carpten discuss the mission—and the future—of cancer centers
The Cancer Letter’s new podcast offers insight into cancer policy in a landscape of uncertainty

RFK Jr. is confirmed, NCORP stops collecting data on sexual orientation, gender
One month in: Trump’s impact on oncology

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s move to limit indirect costs to 15% for NIH-funded institutions
The move could gut academic cancer research

“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”