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.
05
No.
09
March 02, 1979
- Broader Chemical Distribution By NCI Awaits Hew Bureaucracy; Recipients May Have To Pay
- In Brief: ACS Massachusetts Div. Offers $1,500 Grants To Improve community Hospital Cancer Care
- Breast Cancer Task Force Reorganized, Foiled By Snow
- Clearinghouse Finds Five Compounds Pose Risk To Humans
- Bladder Cancer Epidemiological Study Involves 3,000 Patients
- ACS Study Finds Low Tar Cigarettes Cause Few Lung Abnormalities
- Radium Society To Meet In L.A.
TCL
Vol.
05
No.
10
March 09, 1979
- Ominous Note: Magnuson Hints Senate May Cut NCI Budget 5% Under President’s 1980 Request
- In Brief: New Clinical Oncology RFP Ready Soon; CCIRC, Joftes Agree On Funding Method For Symposia
- NCI’s Schneiderman Reports Result Of Better Treatment, Some Drop In Incidence, Overall Increase As Kennedy Hearings Open
- Columbia Formally Names As 21st Comprehensive Center
- Cancer Control RFA Announcements
TCL
Vol.
05
No.
11
March 16, 1979
- NCI Critics Take Their Best Shots, Seek New Emphasis On Prevention At Kennedy Hearings
- In Brief: Hew Finally Okays New NIH Study Section For Chemical, Environmental Carcinogenesis
- Switch To NTP Holds Down Entry Of New Compounds; Obey Supports NCI On Need For More Positions
- Upton Closer To Decision On Control, Centers Merger; ACCC Defeats Motion In Opposition
TCL
Vol.
05
No.
12
March 23, 1979
TCL
Vol.
05
No.
14
April 06, 1979
- New Funding Mechanisms – Cooperative Agreement, Consortium Grant – Proposed For Clinical Groups
- In Brief – Control Of Many Cancer Forms By End Of The Century, Frederickson Tells House Committee
- NCI Presents More Evidence f Program Accomplishments; Candlelighters Call For New Pediatric Effort, Including Regional Centers
- Garb Points Out Cancer Program Is Saving ore Lives a Year Than Polio Vaccine
TCL
Vol.
05
No.
15
April 13, 1979
- ACCC Seeks Greater Role In Clinical Research Priorities; Suggests Up To 400 Cancer Program
- In Brief: Cancer Program A “Noble Venture,” Kennedy Says; $937 Million Not Enough, Upton Says
- Investigator Initiated Clinical Research Gets More For Less Money, Carbone Contends
- Fisher Says Forget Grants-Contract Argument; What’s Needed Is More Flexibility
