Blueprint for cancer research: Critical gaps and opportunities

TheoryLab

American Cancer Society scientists recently released a new report, “Blueprint for cancer research: Critical gaps and opportunities,” that sought to highlight the work needed to develop better tools and strategies to limit cancer as a major health concern. Our guest, Lynne Elmore, PhD— Senior Scientific Director of Cell Biology and Preclinical Cancer Research at the American Cancer Society—led the effort to “integrate conversations with over 90 leading cancer experts to highlight current challenges, encourage a robust and diverse national research portfolio, and capture timely opportunities to advance evidence‐based approaches for all patients with cancer and for all communities.” The full article, “Blueprint for cancer research: Critical gaps and opportunities,” can be found at: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21652 All eight ACS blueprint articles are available here: https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.3322/(ISSN)1542-4863.ACS_Cancer_Control_Blueprints 2:37 – Dr. Lynne Elmore of the Extramural Discovery Science team at the American Cancer Society 3:58 – The role of this team in funding cancer research around the country, launching the careers of cancer scientists, and giving hope to cancer patients and caregivers 7:12 – What were the motivations behind writing “Blueprint for Cancer Research: Critical Gaps and Opportunities?” 10:41 – The collaborative approach taken to producing the Blueprint, which incorporated diverse perspectives from scientists and clinicians on the front lines of cancer treatment 15:30 – What major themes emerged from this Blueprint? 20:40 – The most surprising observations in the Blueprint, such as early detection developments related to liquid biopsies 23:59 – What she hopes readers will take away from the Blueprint, and three ways that cancer patients and survivors can help advance research 30:01 – Important parallels between the Blueprint and the work of the Extramural Discovery Science Department at the American Cancer Society 34:45 – A message she’d like to share with cancer patients, caregivers and survivors