George Weiner

"When is cancer political?" Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer.

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As cancer research is threatened, we must engage in political advocacy - The Cancer Letter The views expressed here are those of George Weiner, not those of the University of Iowa, where he is on the faculty, or the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors, of which he is a member. As cancer clinicians, we spend years learning how to think objectively and rationally when supporting patients who have […]

@gjweiner.bsky.social: "With respect to the changes taking place nationally, it is clear we can have the biggest impact by advocating and educating both the public and legislative leaders."
https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20250221_5/

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As cancer research is threatened, we must engage in political advocacy - The Cancer Letter The views expressed here are those of George Weiner, not those of the University of Iowa, where he is on the faculty, or the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors, of which he is a member. As cancer clinicians, we spend years learning how to think objectively and rationally when supporting patients who have […]

@gjweiner.bsky.social: "A constructive exercise as we think about what we can do individually is to put aside the anger and fear, and instead leverage the perspective and skills we use with our patients."
https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20250221_5/

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I'm a cancer researcher. We need collaboration and 'indirect costs' to thrive. | Opinion "Without careful consideration of the impact of these changes, we risk long-term damage" to medical research, writes Dr. George Weiner.

An Op Ed I wrote about federal support for cancer research published today in the Des Moines Register nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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