Health Jul 19 How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery
Politics Aug 13 WATCH: Biden speaks about progress made toward ‘cancer moonshot’ “We’re moving quickly because we know that all families touched by cancer are in a race against time,” President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. By Will Weissert, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Aug 11 Watch 6:49 Why rates of cancer among Millennials and Gen X are on the rise in America While cancer deaths in the U.S. have decreased in recent years, experts say one group has seen an overall rise in cancer rates: younger Americans. William Brangham spoke with Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, to learn more… By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Kaisha Young
Science Aug 01 Who was Henrietta Lacks? Here’s how HeLa cells became essential to medical research On Aug. 1, 2023, over 70 years after doctors took Lacks’ cells without her consent or knowledge, her family reached a settlement with biotech company Thermo Fisher. By Ivan Martinez, The Conversation
Health Jan 08 Watch 5:45 As death rates from cancer decline, why are some communities faring worse? The death rate from cancer in the U.S. fell 27 percent between 1991 and 2016 due to earlier detection and a decline in smoking, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society. But obesity-related cancer deaths are increasing,…
Feb 01 Watch 8:34 Can finance cure cancer? By Paul Solman How do you drive investors to spend money on cutting-edge cancer treatments? One idea, according to economist Andrew Lo, is to sell securities in a megafund of research projects. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how financial engineering could be the… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 10:27 Cancer treatment progress stunted by lack of volunteers By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo As recent years have seen great progress in treating cancer, the country’s second leading cause of death with almost 600,000 people dying from it last year, American researchers are struggling to keep the momentum. While they have developed more than… Continue watching
Jun 03 As government-funded cancer research sags, scientists fear U.S. is ‘losing its edge’ By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Less and less of the research presented at a prominent cancer conference is supported by the National Institutes of Health, a development that some of the country’s top scientists see as a worrisome trend. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 6:33 Why tech titan Sean Parker is bankrolling collaborative cancer research By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 10:06 Can America come together to cure cancer? By PBS News Hour In his last State of the Union address, President Obama tapped Vice President Joe Biden to lead an effort to boost and streamline national cancer research. What would such an initiative look like? Judy Woodruff gets insight from Dr. Francis… Continue watching