- MSK is highlighted in a recent report as one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America, 2014. A brief profile states that MSK, established in 1884, is the oldest and largest private cancer center in the world. It also reports that between 1980 and 2012, 10 drugs developed at MSK were approved by the FDA, which is a greater number than were developed at any other cancer center in the country.
- The State of Cancer Care in America: 2014, the first report of its kind published by ASCO, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, focuses on the increased need for cancer care and an insufficient oncology workforce. ASCO’s president and MSK’s Chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service, Dr. Clifford A. Hudis, stated at a Capital Hill briefing at which the report was released, that “access to the care we have developed is being threatened…” On a positive note, Dr. Hudis mentioned plans to develop new care delivery and payment models. Continue reading
Category Archives: In the News
Funding, Community Clinical Trials and New Possibilities for Cancer Treatment
Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:
- The journal Science recently published a paper about the uncertainty surrounding funding for biomedicine. Those in the scientific world are closely monitoring congressional activity as politicians debate government spending. Also of note, is the fact that budgets at the NIH have remained flat during the last several years. For more, please read Chasing the Money.
- The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has named a new Clinical Innovations Director. Beginning May 4th, Dr. Petra Kaufmann will head this division and oversee the Clinical and Translational Science Awards. Continue reading
Did you know…It’s National Library Week?
Each year the ALA (American Library Association) sets aside one week to celebrate the contributions of libraries to the communities that they serve.This year’s theme for National Library Week is “Lives change @ your library.” Here at MSK Library, we are proud to collaborate and learn with the researchers, doctors and other dedicated staff at MSK who change lives every day.
In addition to celebrations happening at libraries all over the country, a few publishers have joined in by providing free access to some materials. Oxford University Press is offering free access to their online resources, and Proquest also has opened up access to several of their resources for the week.