Leadership & Expert Views - Cancer Currents Blog

Commentaries from scientific leaders at NCI and other institutions about cancer research topics, programs, and initiatives.

Cancer Moonshot Moves Forward, Bringing Funding Opportunities for Researchers
- By Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
- February 17, 2017
NCI has issued a series of funding opportunity announcements aligned with goals of the recommendations in the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot℠ Blue Ribbon Panel report released last fall.
NCTN/NCORP Data Archive: Expanding Access to Clinical Trial Data
- By Jeff Abrams, M.D., and Warren Kibbe, Ph.D.
- February 6, 2017
NCI is launching the NCTN/NCORP Data Archive, a centralized repository of patient-level data from phase III clinical trials conducted by NCI’s NCTN and NCORP trials programs and the National Cancer Institute of Canada-Clinical Trials Group.
The Global Economic Burden of Tobacco: An Interview with Dr. Mark Parascandola
- By NCI Staff
- January 18, 2017
NCI’s Dr. Mark Parascandola answers questions about The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control, the latest in a series of monographs on tobacco use and tobacco control, which was co-written with the World Health Organization.
NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship: Celebrating 20 Years, Planning for Continued Progress
- By Julia Rowland, Ph.D.
- November 17, 2016
Dr. Julia Rowland, director of NCI’s Office of Cancer Survivorship, on the office’s 20th anniversary and efforts to ensure continued progress in survivorship research and improve survivors’ lives.
Connected Health: An Important Tool for Making Progress against Cancer
- By Barbara K. Rimer, Dr.P.H.
- November 16, 2016
A new report from the President’s Cancer Panel outlines how connective technologies can promote cancer prevention, enhance patients’ treatment experience, and accelerate progress in cancer research.
Educating Patients about Genetic Test Results: An Interview with Carol Weil about the COMET Study
- By Carol Weil, J.D.
- October 14, 2016
The recently launched COMET study will examine whether educating patients with cancer about genetic testing will increase their knowledge and reduce their stress levels after receiving genomic testing results.
Forging Collaborations to Spur Global Progress against Cancer
- By Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
- September 22, 2016
NCI and NIH announce efforts to establish international collaborations that can accelerate progress in reducing the global cancer burden.
Meeting Patients Where They Are: Liberating Clinical Trials Data Under the Cancer Moonshot
- By Sheila Prindiville, M.D., M.P.H and Michael Balint
- September 16, 2016
NCI’s new application programming interface (API) that allows anyone to build online tools that help people find NCI-supported clinical trials.
The Impact and Future of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: An Interview with Greg Armstrong, M.D.
- By NCI Staff
- September 14, 2016
Dr. Greg Armstrong of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study discusses this long-running study and its future.
Blue Ribbon Panel Report: The Power of the Cancer Community Coming Together
- By Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
- September 9, 2016
NCI Acting Director Dr. Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., thanks the cancer community for contributing to the Cancer Moonshot Blue Ribbon Panel report, which was presented to the National Cancer Advisory Board on September 7.