Radical Collaboration: A Cancer Funder Seeks to Solve the Problem of Siloed Research | Inside Philanthropy
Radical Collaboration: A Cancer Funder Seeks to Solve the Problem of Siloed Research April 20, 2026 | Paul Karon Back in 2021, I wrote about Break Through Cancer, then a newly launched organization focused on addressing a literally deadly problem: overly siloed, disconnected research on the second-leading cause of death in the U.S. and worldwide. Beyond funding research, Break Through Cancer’s leaders seek to create a more effective way to build and operate research teams that span multiple specialties, labs and institutions — the better to untangle cancer’s toughest challenges and develop better ways to diagnose and treat patients. While collaboration between......