Cancer History Project

“For us to honor #BlackHistoryMonth, we have to honor all the people who mentored us, who were ahead of us,” @folopade said in conversation with @VCUmassey's @DrRobWinn. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/funmi-…

“My Yoruba culture really worships our ancestors and the people before us,” @folopade said in conversation with @VCUmassey's @DrRobWinn. “That’s why I was able to really say, ‘Okay, let’s lay the foundation for genetics. Let’s go to Nigeria.’” cancerhistoryproject.com/article/funmi-…

Olufunmilayo “Funmi” Olopade (@folopade), director for the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at @UChicago, credits her Nigerian upbringing for her focus on global cancer genetics. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/funmi-…

.@OtisBrawley, now the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology at @hopkinskimmel, shared his story in a recent conversation with @DrRobWinn (@VCUmassey) in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth. cancerletter.com/black-history-…

#BlackHistoryMonth: @OtisBrawley (@hopkinskimmel) shares with @DrRobWinn (@VCUmassey) how lessons learned in West Side Detroit shape his stance on cancer prevention cancerletter.com/black-history-…

Bernie Lewinsky is a practitioner of the arts, as well as the sciences—his passion for landscape photography started when he was a child growing up in El Salvador. Hear more about how he merges his passions on the Cancer History Project podcast. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/bernie…

When Bernie Lewinsky was a young radiotherapy resident, he studied under some of the most storied names in the field. Now, over fifty years later, he marvels at how much radiation oncology has changed. #RadOnc cancerhistoryproject.com/article/bernie…

Bernie Lewinsky’s collection of artifacts captures “the learning curve” of radiation oncology. cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

NETWise podcast: "We hear a lot about the need for diversity and inclusion in health care, and we know there is a need for more diversity in NET clinical trials." cancerhistoryproject.com/article/netwis…

How a neuroendocrine cancer survivor fueled 20 years of research @CureNETs celebrates 20 years, $40 million in research funding cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

Carrie Camino, neuroendocrine cancer thriver, speaks at the 2024 @CureNETs Symposium #LetsTalkAboutNETs cancerhistoryproject.com/people/carrie-…

Read Michael Link’s 2012 ASCO Presidential Address: “Collaborating to Conquer Cancer: Lessons from Our Children.” #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth cancerhistoryproject.com/primary-source…

Appearing on the Cancer History Project Podcast, Michael P. Link discussed his career in pediatric oncology, his 2011-2012 @ASCO presidential term, and voiced concerns about what he’s seeing in oncology today. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/michae…

Over the course of his career, Michael Link has seen a childhood cancer cure rate increase from a mere 40% to closer to 90%. But he’s concerned about how the field of oncology is being impacted today. #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth open.spotify.com/episode/6M1WjE…

In honor of #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, Michael Link revisits what drew him to pediatric oncology, his auspicious mentors, his 2011-2012 ASCO Presidential term—and his concerns about what he’s seeing in oncology today. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/michae…

What it means to be a @fredhutch nurse cancerhistoryproject.com/people/reflect…

Mielcarek (@fredhutch): "[Rainer Storb]'s very proud of having had uninterrupted NIH funding from his early days. It’s taxpayer dollars, so he feels a sense of responsibility, that the public deserves to hear what came out of the research." cancerhistoryproject.com/people/two-lif…

Rainer Storb (@fredhutch): Six decades of bone marrow transplant breakthroughs. “His CV has more pages than almost any of you have papers.” cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

“I always give the joke that our first date was over a bottle of Adriamycin in the exam room, which sounds somewhat peculiar, but that was the truth,” said Rick Pazdur (@FDAOncology). cancerhistoryproject.com/article/rick-a…

Mary Pazdur credited her career as an oncology nurse with preparing her for her cancer diagnosis: "The silver lining is you learn a lot of existential lessons about living and dying when you’re almost too young to learn those things." cancerhistoryproject.com/article/rick-a…