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cancer
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AHCJ announces 2022 National Cancer Reporting fellows
Ten journalists have been selected for the 2022 National Cancer Reporting Fellowship. This program, supported by the Leona M. and…
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AHCJ announces 2022 National Health Cancer Reporting Fellows
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Ten journalists have been selected to participate in AHCJ’s National Cancer Reporting Fellowship. Supported by the Leona…
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Matthew Ong delves into the many factors that contribute to inequities in cancer care
Matthew Ong is associate editor and an investigative reporter at The Cancer Letter, where his award-winning stories on the politics…
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While still an expensive therapy, doctors see promise in harnessing a patient’s immune system to fight cancer
If you write anything about cancer treatment, it’s nearly impossible to avoid writing about immunotherapy. But reporting on immunotherapy can…
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Call for applications opens for AHCJ-National Cancer Reporting Fellowship
A group of journalists will spend three partial days online with experts from the National Institutes of Health in January…
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Keep an eye out for lead-time bias with COVID-19 deaths
Lead time bias is a well-recognized challenge especially when it comes to studies and statistics looking at cancer screenings. As…
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New data resource offers the lowdown in cancer terms, acronyms and concepts
When I first began writing in health and science journalism, my biggest “micro-beat” was vaccines (and still is). I had…
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Link between infectious diseases and cancer is an under-reported story
An under-reported public health story is the connection between infectious diseases and cancer. In December 2019, a report in Lancet…
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Study documents disparities that contribute to late diagnosis of oral cancer
Research has long shown that Americans from minority groups and those with a lower socioeconomic status are less likely to…
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Fellows chosen for 2019 National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
Ten journalists have been chosen for the 2019 class of the National Cancer Reporting Fellowships. AHCJ will be presenting the…