October 13, 2026
Neil Carleton, a cancer biologist and first-year resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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Breast cancer can behave differently in older women. This physician is making more tailored treatments a reality

Neil Carleton, a STAT Wunderkind, is studying whether dialing back treatment in some cases is beneficial for older women with breast cancer.

By Allessandra DiCorato


Americans trust science more than peers around the world, survey shows

While the U.S. may, in general, appreciate and trust science more than other countries do, it is also far more divided than peer nations.

By Nicholas Florko


Opinion: My oncologist recommended active surveillance for prostate cancer. Life insurers called it ‘untreated cancer’

When a man with Gleason 6 prostate cancer went to get life insurance, he found out that companies see active surveillance as a lack of treatment.

By Howard Wolinsky



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