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The Cancer Letter The Cancer Letter is an award-winning weekly newsletter covering cancer research funding, legislation Congress and the pharmaceutical industry.

The Cancer Letter, a weekly online publication, is the leading source of information on development of cancer therapies, cancer research funding and health care finance, legislation and policy. The Cancer Letter reaches the key opinion leaders in academic oncology and in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Our audience includes faculty and staff members at cancer centers, pharmaceutic

al and biotechnology companies, government agencies, and Wall Street professionals. Based in Washington, D.C., The Cancer Letter provides in-depth coverage of events at cancer centers, the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Food & Drug Administration, U.S. Over the past four decades, The Cancer Letter has earned acclaim and numerous journalism awards for its investigative coverage of issues that shape oncology. Our work has been profiled and cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, 60 Minutes, 20/20, CNN, NPR, Science, Nature and many other news outlets. Our coverage has triggered investigations by Congressional committees, the Institute of Medicine, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Justice. The Cancer Letter was founded in 1973 by journalist Jerry D. Boyd, two years after Congress passed the National Cancer Act of 1971. Boyd retired in 1990, turning over the company to his daughter Kirsten Boyd Goldberg, who served as editor and publisher for the next 20 years. Paul Goldberg became publisher in January 2011.

In support of three coordinated CCSG components reducing our national burden of cancer. Guest editorial by Shine Chang, ...
03/20/2025

In support of three coordinated CCSG components reducing our national burden of cancer. Guest editorial by Shine Chang, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center), Michaela Dinan, PhD (Yale Medicine), and Miria Kano, PhD (University of Colorado Cancer Center)
https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20250314_4/

This week in the headlines: Could “flooding the zone” drown NIH and cancer centers? With a growing backlog at NIH and Co...
03/19/2025

This week in the headlines: Could “flooding the zone” drown NIH and cancer centers?

With a growing backlog at NIH and Columbia University’s grants getting canceled over alleged antisemitism, where does that leave NCI-designated cancer centers?

Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Claire Marie Porter, reporter, discuss this and more on the latest episode of The Cancer Letter Podcast.

With a growing backlog at NIH and Columbia University’s grants getting canceled over alleged antisemitism, where does that leave NCI-designated cancer centers? Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Claire Marie Porter, reporter, discuss this and more on the latest episode o...

Accelerating translational research in leukemia: The City of Hope approach, by Guido Marcucci"One of the most promising ...
03/19/2025

Accelerating translational research in leukemia: The City of Hope approach, by Guido Marcucci

"One of the most promising developments in leukemia research is the increasing ability to personalize therapy. Advances in sequencing technology now enable whole-genome sequencing of leukemia cells within 48 hours—a remarkable leap forward from the decade it once took to complete the first human genome sequence."

As a physician-scientist, I navigate the intersection of laboratory research and clinical care every day. At City of Hope, our mission is to rapidly translate groundbreaking discoveries into effective treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies, particularly acute leukemias. This is possib...

Former NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell awarded the ACS 2025 Medal of Honor
03/18/2025

Former NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell awarded the ACS 2025 Medal of Honor

Former NCI Director W. Kimryn Rathmell was awarded the American Cancer Society 2025 Medal of Honor.  To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all site licenses are enrolle...

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) names 2025 fellows of AACR Academy, AACR Academy president
03/17/2025

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) names 2025 fellows of AACR Academy, AACR Academy president

The American Association for Cancer Research named its newly elected 2025 class of fellows of the AACR Academy.  To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for a sponsored account.**Not all site licenses...

What are Jay Bhattacharya's plans for NIH? President Trump’s nominee for NIH director extolled the importance of transpa...
03/12/2025

What are Jay Bhattacharya's plans for NIH? President Trump’s nominee for NIH director extolled the importance of transparency—just days after HHS rescinded a Nixon-era policy intended to enhance it.

Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, discuss Jayanta Bhattacharya’s stance on the mass firings sweeping through HHS, Trump’s proposed cap on indirect costs, and more this week on The Cancer Letter Podcast.

President Trump’s nominee for NIH director extolled the importance of transparency—just days after HHS rescinded a Nixon-era policy intended to enhance it.  Paul Goldberg, editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, discuss Jayanta Bhattacharya’s stance on...

Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing. Trump nominee for National Institutes o...
03/10/2025

Bhattacharya provides calm answers to anxious questions at confirmation hearing. Trump nominee for National Institutes of Health (NIH) director calls for transparency, audits of indirect costs.
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20250307_1/

Shearwood McClelland III: “When you stand for something, you’re always going to be attacked.”McClelland (OU Health Steph...
03/06/2025

Shearwood McClelland III: “When you stand for something, you’re always going to be attacked.”
McClelland (OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center) spoke with Robert A. Winn (VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center)
https://cancerletter.com/black-history-month/20250228_4/

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