Doctors call out ableism in cancer care: 'The biggest accomadation is attitude'

Plus: Illumina looks to divest grail, and a Spanish hospital developing its own CAR-T therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

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Spaulding Rehabilitation Network Doctors call out ableism in cancer care: 'The biggest accommodation is attitude' Outdated methods to make decisions on cancer treatment can put patients with a disability at a disadvantage. By Elizabeth Cooney STAT+ | In the U.S., scientists see barriers to the development of CAR-T therapies. In Spain, a hospital brews its own Under a special European policy, the CAR-T won regulatory approval and was reimbursed by the national health system. By Andrew Joseph STAT+ | Illumina says it will divest Grail, starting a closing chapter for a disastrous deal The decision to spin Grail off followed a Friday decision of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the merger was anti-competitive. By Matthew Herper

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