Dr. Dr. Helene Andrews-Polymenis,

Revolution Medicines Daraxonrasib data in first line metastatic #PancreaticCancer - monotherapy & combination with Gemcitabine nab-paclitaxel. Even monotherapy ORRs and DCRs are impressive! Do you need the chemo? Grade 3 AEs go from 35% to 58%. RASOLUTE 303 will answer.

A grieving husband said: “She did everything right, ate healthy, exercised every day, maintained a healthy weight and she still got ovarian cancer. She died.” This is the reality the MAHA movement refuses to acknowledge. Health is not 100% in our control. Genetics, environment, access, chance, and systemic inequities all play a role. Lifestyle matters, but pretending it’s the only factor is cruel. It shifts blame onto patients instead of driving real progress. Blame doesn’t save lives. Science and funding do.

TEXAS FARMER: “I have zero workers.” The @nytimes visits farm towns on the border where Trump’s ICE raids are causing chaos for workers, farmers and our nation’s food supply. Are we great now? nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/po…

This is fucking psychotic. Asbestos killed millions of people and the cancer it causes is the most lethal known to man. The litigation surrounding it was an absolute clusterfuck that took decades to resolve and involved some of the largest bankruptcies in history.

#ASCO25 So what are we all going to do practically about this morning infusion of immunotherapy data. A HUGE proportion of patients are on immune checkpoint inhibitors now, but we don’t have enough chairs anywhere for everyone to be infused in the morning? Are we going to go home and work with leadership to prioritize chair time for those on #ICI s?

Our very own Dr. Peter Hosein (@PeterHoseinMD) presented "Is Pancreas Subtyping Ready for Prime Time?" at #ASCO25 in a panel discussion focused on #PancreaticCancer research findings. Learn more about our presence: Sylvester.org/ASCO2025.

White House acknowledges problems in Secretary Kennedy's MAHA report. News organization NOTUS found that some studies cited in the report did not actually exist. statnews.com/2025/05/29/whit…

My oncologist tried to stop my chemotherapy* treatment last week because of a one-page synopsis he had read regarding my recent MRI, which mentioned that one of my brain tumors had progressed. It turns out he had never actually looked at the MRI itself; and the specialist who wrote the synopsis had not actually compared the new images to my previous MRI from 2024. I was skeptical, as my symptoms had not progressed; so I asked my oncologist to show me a comparison of the two most recent MRIs, to demonstrate the growth. So, he brought them up on his screen and showed me a clear difference between image on the left and one on the right. "But the one on the left is the 2017 MRI," I said. "We both know the tumor has grown since then." The doctor was surprised, and said, "You're right. I'm not sure why the 2024 MRI isn't showing up." Anyway, we had to go to a different room and use a different computer to find last year's images. When my oncologist finally brought them up, he realized there was a clear REDUCTION in the size of my tumor, as well as a loss of contrast, indicating that the tumor was dying. So, the chemotherapy was working after all! Had I taken my doctor at his word, and stopped my chemotherapy, I would have soon needed an extremely risky brain surgery that would have changed my life forever. We are living through a crisis of competence in America — or is it in the world as a whole? It is absolutely essential that we remain vigilant and look out for our own health, because we apparently can no longer trust our doctors to do it for us. Remember to ask questions, get second opinions and, above all, don't just assume that your doctor is infallible. Now more than ever, your life is in your own hands.

Ladies and gentlemen your nominee for Surgeon General