So, like, this dude Angus Chen covers, like, all kinds of stuff about cancer — drugs, rules, science, and fairness. He hopped on board with STAT in 2021 after doing health and science reporting at NPR and some other NPR-related spots. His work has won fancy awards like the national Edward R. Murrow ones, the June L. Biedler prize for cancer journalism, and more. You can hit up Angus on Signal at angus.08 if you wanna chat.
In Chicago, at the American Association for Cancer Research’s big yearly shindig, there were, like, thousands of abstracts being thrown around. It’s, like, super overwhelming to keep up with all the latest news and facts. The conference was jam-packed with talks and posters about new ways to treat and stop cancer, or even catch it early.
STAT’s Matthew Herper and Angus Chen were on the scene, listening to talks, checking out posters, chatting with peeps, and getting the lowdown on all the science stuff that AACR was all about. To get a feel for what went down at the conference, you can peep the video of STAT’s AACR Recap. They gab about the highlights, like research that could totally change how we prevent cancer worldwide, and some cool data on new immunotherapy drugs. STAT also dives into what made this year’s meeting stand out, like how the AACR big shots were really pushing for more support for cancer research during a time when science in the US is all over the place.
Not really sure why this matters, but Matt and Angus start their chat at the 6:44 mark.
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