On behalf of the millions of Americans living with cancer and at risk for being diagnosed, as well as health care providers, researchers, advocates and their communities, we express our profound disappointment and grave concern regarding the proposed elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) in the President’s FY2026 discretionary funding request.
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Melanoma patients in England get fast-track access to cancer vaccine
Patients with an advanced type of skin melanoma in England will be given fast-track access to a “revolutionary” new cancer vaccine as part of an NHS trial.
Melanoma research to continue unabated as Professor Richard Scolyer’s brain cancer returns
Professor Richard Scolyer says he is hopeful that a clinical trial will prove his experimental brain cancer treatment was more than luck, despite the return of his cancer.
Yeppoon teacher becomes sun safety advocate after melanoma diagnosis
When Tash Sutton went to the doctor for an annoying blood blister on her left arm, little did she know it would be the start of a devastating cancer journey.