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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.

Testing for asbestos in talc-based cosmetics seems like a no-brainer—why did FDA withdraw a rule to standardize it?Last ...
12/17/2025

Testing for asbestos in talc-based cosmetics seems like a no-brainer—why did FDA withdraw a rule to standardize it?

Last month, FDA withdrew a proposed rule for standardized asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics. The proposed rule, introduced in Nov. 2024 and withdrawn Nov. 2025, was mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 or MoCRA.

Following an open comment period, FDA decided to withdraw the rule—citing significant public opposition and unintended consequences.

Last month, FDA withdrew a proposed rule for standardized asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics. The proposed rule, introduced in Nov. 2024 and withdrawn Nov. 2025, was mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 or MoCRA. Following an open comment period, FDA decided to wit...

ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology publishes guidances on AI tools for clinicians, patients, and researchersSa...
12/15/2025

ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology publishes guidances on AI tools for clinicians, patients, and researchers
Says one author: “We think there should be some degree of human oversight, otherwise, they can go completely rogue and nobody notices.”
https://cancerletter.com/regulatory-news/20251212_3/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws proposed rule for asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics. It’s anyone’s gu...
12/13/2025

U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws proposed rule for asbestos testing in talc-based cosmetics.
It’s anyone’s guess whether the agency is preparing to strengthen or relax talc regulation.
https://cancerletter.com/regulatory-news/20251212_2/

Vaccine skeptic installed as CDC’s new second-in-command
12/12/2025

Vaccine skeptic installed as CDC’s new second-in-command

Ralph Lee Abraham, a Louisiana surgeon general who implemented controversial policies and held views that have drawn significant criticism from public health experts, has quietly been installed as the second-highest official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  To access this subscri...

FDA releases draft guidance on reducing testing on non-human primates for monoclonal antibodies
12/10/2025

FDA releases draft guidance on reducing testing on non-human primates for monoclonal antibodies

FDA issued a draft guidance on Dec. 2, outlining specific product types for which the FDA believes six-month non-human primate toxicity testing can be eliminated or reduced.  To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-log...

Vinay Prasad to CBER employees: “It is not wise for FDA to further pollute the scientific literature with papers we cann...
12/08/2025

Vinay Prasad to CBER employees: “It is not wise for FDA to further pollute the scientific literature with papers we cannot defend”

Vinay Prasad, FDA’s chief medical and scientific officer and director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, has instructed his staff to check with him before continuing to work on ongoing submissions to journals or beginning new contract-funded projects to “ensure that ...

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