"A field with that many degrees of freedom and no forum for candid, cross-sector discussion becomes more expensive, slower, and less equitable and accessible to patients" https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260814_5/

Kimryn Rathmell: "One of the great pleasures of summer is having more time to read." https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260814_4/

Yuman Fong/@cityofhope.bsky.social: "What if patients no longer had to choose between staying close to home and receiving specialized surgical expertise?" https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260814_7/

@acscan.bsky.social voter poll finds overwhelming support for affordable cancer care, high concern over tobacco usage https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20260814_8c/

Physician-scientists by day, a funk-loving musical troupe by night—we asked the @sitcancer.bsky.social house band to craft a recommendation list that similarly blends these two worlds. So, pop on some music, crack open a journal, and enjoy the vibes. https://cancerletter.com/book-review/20260814_3/

@nrgonc.bsky.social names vice chairs and committee members https://cancerletter.com/in-brief/20260814_9a/

Sid Sijbrandij: "I learned that a willingness to engage with a messy, real case is a different trait than reputation. Some of the most useful input I got came from mid-career researchers with expertise in a pathway relevant to my tumor" https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260814_2/

"My mom, noticing with each call how her son’s voice was sounding unfamiliar, gave me the most important advice I heard during this period: Never become a product of your circumstances," writes Lavonté Saunders https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260814_1/

Senate passes stopgap bill that would ban OMB from finalizing rule that would politicize science https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20260814_8b/

Monica L. Baskin named director of @vcumassey.bsky.social Baskin is the first female director of Massey and the first Black woman to be named director of a NCI-designated Cancer Center. https://cancerletter.com/in-brief/20260731_6a/

Buchwald/Lowe (@winshipcancer.emory.edu): "The recent retraction of the LungTIME-C01 randomized trial...has ignited a vigorous debate regarding the promise of cancer chronotherapy." https://cancerletter.com/trials-and-tribulations/20260731_3/

Trump plans a 200% tariff on imported generic drugs by 2029, raising fears of cancer drug shortages “There is a reason why generics have been exempt from all the tariffs until now,” Brookings economist warns https://cancerletter.com/white-house/20260731_2/

"We were very aware that behind every data point there was a child, a family and a community." How flow cytometry is changing the diagnostic landscape for pediatric blood cancer in Western Kenya. https://cancerletter.com/trials-and-tribulations/20260710_3/

A chronotherapy study in Nature Medicine showed dramatic results. Then it was retracted. The phase III trial claimed a staggering boost to OS and PFS when immunochemotherapy was given before 3 p.m. https://cancerletter.com/news-analysis/20260710_1/

AI in action: MANAscore tool moves closer to clinic. Guest editorial by Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260605_6/

UK Markey’s Denise Fabian: Theranostics lets us pair a diagnostic with a radioactive therapeutic that target the same molecule. Guest editorial by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260529_4/

How City of Hope is turning microbiome science into better cancer care. Guest editorial by Marcel van den Brink, MD, PhD and Robert Jenq, MD (@cityofhope.bsky.social) https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260515_4/

Houston Methodist researchers identify B cells as driver of immunotherapy resistance in liver cancer. Guest editorial by Dr. Dan Duda, PhD. (@houstonmethodist.bsky.social) https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260515_5/

"From June 25-27, ASCO Breakthrough will convene the global oncology community in Singapore to fuel the next breakthrough in cancer care," writes Anna Daniels of ASCO. (@ascocancer.bsky.social) https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260508_4/

Forty years after Chernobyl: Little evidence to show that radiation released from the accident increased cancers globally. Written by Robert Peter Gale, MD, PhD, DSc (hon), FACP, FRCP, FRCPI(hon), FRSM https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260424_5/

Directing the narrative of your survival: How The Remission Film Festival centers survivorship stories. Guest editorial by Edward Miskie https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20260424_4/

Problem: Misinformation and stigma prevent uptake of HPV vaccines and screening. Solution: A comic book https://cancerletter.com/clinical/20260424_3/

At AACR, Letai announces prevention and screening project for southern Appalachia, describes a future without paylines. There’s “clear evidence that funding is moving and the system is working.” https://cancerletter.com/nci/20260424_2/

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Machine-learning tool may predict serious transplant complications months before symptoms appear Blood biomarkers power a new AI-based approach to identifying risk after transplant. Guest editorial by MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260327_7/

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Beyond the lab: Engineering collaboration in modern cancer research. Guest editorial by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260327_6/

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260206_4/

Bernie Lewinsky’s collection of artifacts captures “the learning curve” of radiation oncology. https://cancerletter.com/in-the-archives/20260123_6/

“I didn’t take the conventional approach. I decided to develop a new system for isolating antigens,” @roswellpark.bsky.social's Seon said in 2019. “It’s always been in my mind that hopefully someday I could find a new cancer drug, a better cancer drug.” https://cancerletter.com/obituary/20260116_5/