World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, JUL 9 – Proposed 40% budget cut to the National Cancer Institute threatens clinical research and has led to termination of 172 grants, disrupting cancer care and training programs.
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World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos
The National Cancer Institute faces an exodus of clinicians, scientists, and other staffers — some fired, others leaving in exasperation — under the Trump administration. After years of accelerating progress against cancer, the institute has terminated funds nationwide for research to fight the disease, expand care, and train new oncologists.
World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos • Nevada Current
The turmoil at NCI could haunt the country and the world for years to come. (Photo: National Cancer Institute/cancer.gov)The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades. NCI, which has long benefited from enthusiastic bipartisan support, now faces an exodu…
US researchers say the Trump administration's cuts to higher education and research have led to great uncertainty. There are concerns that the unstable situation could force top scientists to leave the United States or abandon research altogether.


World’s Premier Cancer Institute Faces Crippling Cuts and Chaos
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for decades. NCI, which has long benefited from enthusiastic bipartisan support, now faces an exodus of clinicians, scientists, and other staffers — some fired, others leaving in exasperation. After years of accelerating…
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In last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter, the cover story featured Col. Susan Fondy, an Army veteran and stage 3 breast cancer survivor, who is now living with lymphedema. Fondy is now a lymphedema advocate, working to prevent further cuts to the already-sparse funding for the disease. This podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Fondy’s story is the first of many The Cancer Letter plans to publish in order to highlight the human i…
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