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"Supportive care should be an essential part of cancer care in America, not a luxury or an afterthought," writes Les Biller, founding director of the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation.
https://cancerletter.com/trials-and-tribulations/20260130_4/
Supportive cancer care is the smart investment our leaders in Washington can’t afford to ignore - The Cancer Letter
In the United States, 18.6 million people are living with cancer, and nearly 40% of Americans will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. 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 enrolled […]
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February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
“Our hope is that this will one day offer patients a new option—one that not only treats the cancer but also re-engineers the immune system’s ability to fight it,” said Nancy Klauber-DeMore, MD.
https://cancerletter.com/sponsored-article/20260130_5/
Antibody halts triple-negative breast cancer in preclinical models - The Cancer Letter
Triple-negative breast cancer is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers. It grows quickly, spreads early, and lacks hormone receptors that make it treatable with targeted therapies. Even when patients initially respond to treatment, the cancer often returns and is more resistant. Astudy in Breast Cancer Researchpoints to a promising strategy to overcome this […]
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February 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
An argument can be made that anyone who has attempted to follow the path of spending bills on Capitol Hill over the past few weeks should be evaluated for whiplash.
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260130_2/
FY26 funding package blocked in Senate after ICE shooting of Alex Pretti New package—likely excluding DHS—may go back to House early next week - The Cancer Letter
An argument can be made that anyone who has attempted to follow the path of spending bills on Capitol Hill over the past ten days should be evaluated for whiplash. 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 […]
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February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“The sun dared to rise today in a sunrise he certainly would have basked in with his beautiful smile on display. At 42 years and 23 days old, the greatest human I’ve ever met took his last breath,” Shauna Erickson-Abou Zahr, about her husband's death.
https://cancerletter.com/obituary/20260130_3/
Abdallah Abou Zahr, an oncologist whose cancer story resonated widely, dies of liposarcoma at 42 - The Cancer Letter
On Jan. 23, Shauna Erickson-Abou Zahr posted these words on her Instagram feed: “The sun dared to rise today in a sunrise he certainly would have basked in with his beautiful smile on display. At 42 years and 23 days old, the greatest human I’ve ever met took his last breath in the first minutes […]
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding” to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return.
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https://cancerletter.com/podcastc/20260130_1/
The Directors: Gary Schwartz and Ramon Parsons on the best of times (for science), the worst of times (for funding) Cancer centers fund small grants to boost morale amid low...
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding,” typically in $50,000 to $100,000 increments, to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return—next year God willing. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, […]
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February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Abdallah Abou Zahr, an oncologist whose cancer story resonated widely, dies of liposarcoma at 42
https://cancerletter.com/obituary/20260130_3/
https://cancerletter.com/obituary/20260130_3/
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January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
FY26 funding package blocked in Senate after ICE shooting of Alex Pretti
New package—likely excluding DHS—may go back to House early next week
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260130_2/
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260130_2/
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January 30, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The Directors: Gary Schwartz and Ramon Parsons on the best of times (for science), the worst of times (for funding)
Cancer centers fund small grants to boost morale amid low paylines
https://cancerletter.com/podcastc/20260130_1/
The Directors: Gary Schwartz and Ramon Parsons on the best of times (for science), the worst of times (for funding) Cancer centers fund small grants to boost morale amid low...
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding,” typically in $50,000 to $100,000 increments, to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return—next year God willing. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, […]
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January 30, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Bernie Lewinsky’s collection of artifacts captures “the learning curve” of radiation oncology.
https://cancerletter.com/in-the-archives/20260123_6/
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Premarin’s 84 years of dominance came from blocking competitors from entering the racetrack. With this approval, has Premarin’s monopoly been put out to pasture?https://cancerletter.com/clinical/20260123_1/
Premarin’s 84-year hold on the market ends as FDA approves a generic version Trade secret protections helped the hormone drug resist generic entry and outlast safety controversies—including link to cancer...
A story is told that after first obtaining approval for marketing Premarin in 1942, Wyeth Laboratories didn’t lock up the secret recipe for making the hormonal drug in a company safe, to be guarded by patent lawyers. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in […]
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January 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The House bill provides $47.2 billion for NIH’s base budget, an increase of $415 million (+0.9%) over FY25. This includes a $128 million increase for NCI and $100 million increase for Alzheimer’s research.
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260123_2/
https://cancerletter.com/capitol-hill/20260123_2/
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January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM