The Cancer Letter Archives
The Cancer Letter was founded in 1973, two years after Congress passed the National Cancer Act of 1971. These archives represent the first 40 years of The Cancer Letter, which is published weekly.
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
09
March 03, 1978
- CCIRC Starts Preparing For Clinical Research Review; To Include Group Achievements, Problems
- In Brief: NCI Authorization Should be $1.3 Billion, Humphrey Tells Kennedy; GOG Gets New Life
- Groups’ Growth, Impact Shown by Five-Year Data
- CCIRC Members Now Feel At Home In DCT
- Book Related History Of Cancer Act
- GAO Eppley Report Offers Lessons for Grantees, Contractors
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
10
March 10, 1978
- NCI, NIH Make Half-Hearted Pitch For Cancer Act Before Seemingly Uninterested Rogers Committee
- In Brief: Board Subcommittee Meetings On Comprehensive Centers Postponed; FDA Committee Uncharted
- N.J. Congressman Seeks Increase In Prevention Effort
- Public Interest Representatives Says Clearinghouse Delayed TRIS Action; Brown Refutes Charge
- LeMaistre Succeeds Lee Clark As Head Of U. Texas Center
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
11
March 17, 1978
- Advice Rolls In As Upton Proceeds With NCI Reorganization, Stands Firm On His Program
- In Brief: DeVita Vs. Lincoln; ACS Says It Will Take “New Initiatives In Political Forums”
- Halterman, Mahoney And Their Grants Go To DCT, Along With Some Program Projects
- Final Panel Meeting For Benno Schmidt; He, Upton Defend Shubik, Eppley
- Clearinghouse Funds Two Carcinogens And A Threat To Humans
- Garb Denies He, Panel Said Contract Should Be Primary Funding Mechanism
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
12
March 24, 1978
- Reorganization Answer Now Coming In – Viroloy Extramural Research To Be Under Carcinogenesis
- In Brief: Proposed Drug Act Revisions Would Provide Quick Approval Of “Breakthroughs,” IND_NDA Changes
- Clearinghouse Insists On New Dichlorvos Test; CSWG Disagrees
- ACS Asks Higher NCI Authorization
- Six Comprehensive Center Asked By Candlelighters For Pediatric Cancer
- AACI Says Fund Reductions Hurt Cancer Centers
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
13
March 31, 1978
- “Projects For Special Donors” – ACS Considering Way To Raise Vast New Sums For Cancer Program
- In Brief: NCI To File Heroin IND For Pain Control; Sen. Cranston To Keynote Meeting On Centers
- DCT Board Oks Limited Support For Development Of Neutron Therapy
- New CREG Cell Kinetics Study Axed By DCTBSC
- Bioassay Program To NIEHS” NCI Denies Rumor
- Charges Against CC Probed; Most Found Invalid
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
14
April 07, 1978
- Hyperthermia, Radiation Enhancement, New Drugs Offer More Therapy Advances, ASCO Members Hear
- In Brief: Cancer Act, Accelerated Progress, ACS President Says; Scanners Scapegoats, EMI Chief Claimes
- Leukemia Biology Study Needed To Improve Results, Pinkel Says In Karnfsky Lecture
- Kennedy Tells ASCO Members To Lobby For High Tar, Nicotine Tax
- Abstracts Of Papers From ASCO Meeting
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
15
April 14, 1978
- Rogers Reaffirms Congress’ Interest In Cancer Program; Act Renewal To “Broaden, Sustain It”
- In Brief: New DCCP Director To BE Named Soon; Creech, Owens Head AACR, ASC; Carbone, Moertel Next
- RF Numbers To Drop Noticeably Soon, Upton Tells AACR
- Major Changes Being Considered By NCI For FCRA
- Abstracts of Papers From ASCO Meeting
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
16
April 21, 1978
- Rogers Subcommittee Rewrite Cancer Control Definition, Adds $45 Million Over Three Years
- In Brief: New Greg For Surgery Research Approved; Only 30 Bioassay Program Reports Still In Backlog
- Kentucky Okays Cancer Commission, $1 Million Budget
- Pinkel Corrects Report On ALL - Two Drugs Are Better Than One
- Upton Heads NIH Effort To Define Prevention
- California Land Control Grant, Need Administrator