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Cancer Policy

Four of eight new USPSTF members allowed to keep financial conflicts of interest

Federal judge rejects CMS definition of “medically frail” to earn Medicaid work requirement exemption

CMS cuts 340B reimbursements by 28%

HHS announces initiative to improve breast cancer screening and early detection

CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford resigns

Cost of family insurance plans rose for workers in 2026, KFF survey finds

Clinical Roundup

Tarlatamab + durvalumab extends survival for patients with aggressive small cell lung cancer, phase III trial finds

Median OS not reached in metastatic prostate cancer treated with investigational SV-102, phase I study finds

CRC incidence rates are rising among all age groups, SEER data analysis finds

Perioperative apalutamide reduces risk of death and metastasis in high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer, study finds

Researchers identify critical window for boosting immunotherapy response in prostate cancer, Roswell Park-led study finds

Routine breast imaging may offer little benefit after double mastectomy for early breast cancer, UCLA-led study finds

In The Clinic

MSK’s Andrea Cercek: Oncology faces learning curve as dostarlimab challenges dMMR rectal cancer standard of care

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