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.
03
No.
17
April 29, 1977
- Complaints Are “Astonishingly Far From Facts,” But NCI May Be Leaving Good Science Unfunded
- In Brief: Construction Grant Application Deadline for 75-25% Funding Oct. 1; Fordham Quits
- Community Based Control Program Taking Final Shape
- ACS Says NCI Needs $1.1 Billion, Cites Progress In Prevention, Control
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
18
May 06, 1977
- Diet & Nutrition, Carcinogenesis, Virus, Tobacco Committees Proposed For Elimination
- In Brief: Harvard’s Richmond Said To Be The Choice As Asst. secretary; Lee Clark Convalescing
- Arthur Upton New Name In Director Race; Califano Meets With Prospects
- NCI Supports Development Of Reinoids for Prevention; No Magic Bullet
- ASCO, AACR Nursing Society Programs Set
- Treatment research Reports Summarized; New MTX Rescues
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
19
May 13, 1977
- NCI Staff Suggest New Community Oncology, Pain Control, Nurse, Pathology Center Projects
- In Brief: One More Committee Review Needed for L.A., Rhode Island; Animal Tests In Factories (?)
- Mammography Guidelines Tightened For BCDDP; September Consensus Meeting Planned
- Senate Passes Extension Ac; Kennedy Plans Saccharin Hearing
- Rall Supports Animal Tests; Carcinogenesis Reports Summarized
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
20
May 20, 1977
- Three Fourths Of Pediatric Patients are Getting Best Treatment; NCI Goal: Reach all The Others
- In Brief: Home Health Care Cost Effectiveness Data Sought Through Community Based Programs
- Be More Aggressive On National Issues, ASCO Urged
- Rauscher For Cancer Program
- HEW Money Bills Mark Up Set May 26
- Baltimore Reports On New Method To Aid Leukemia Therapy Design
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
21
May 27, 1977
- New NCI Grant Program Will Support Young Scientists In Innovative, “Risky” Research
- In Brief: GSA Sitting On Breast Cancer Tapes; Creech, Owens Names President-Elect Of AACR, ASCO
- Lung, Head & Neck Treatment Advances Reported At ASCO Annual Meeting
- Hopkins Investigator Dies In Fall From Denver Hotel Window
- Abstracts Of “Most Newsworthy” Papers At AACR Meeting
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
22
June 03, 1977
- NCI, NCAB o Seek $1.036 billion In ’79; Senate Committee Approves $920 Million for Fiscal ‘78
- In Brief: Resolution wasn’t Strong Enough, Reizen Though; Two More chemicals reported Out of Bioassay
- NCI Preliminary Budge For 1979 By Mechanism
- 1978-79 Budgets By Program Areas
- NCAB Approves Funding for New Construction At Georgetown, Yale
- DeVita Considers Laetrile Tests
- June Panel Meeting Dropped
- Abstracts of ‘Most Newsworthy’ Papers
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
23
June 10, 1977
- Arthur Upton Will Be New NCI Director; Colleagues Convinced He’ll Be strong Leader
- In Brief: More Money For Fewer Grants? Or Spread It Around, Rhoads Asks; AACR To Take Stands
- Obey Attacks NCI, Eppley, Shubick, Asks for Full Report From GAO
- Shingleton Nominated To President’s Panel
- House Subcommittee To Hold Hearings On Cancer Program
- New Subcommittee Chairman Named
- Abstracts Of ‘Most Newsworthy’ Papers
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
24
June 17, 1977
- NCI Getting a Lot For a Little Money It Spends Overseas, International Program Director Says
- In Brief: Breast Cancer Tape ready; control Program Plans for 1978 Subject Of July 15 Meeting
- Eppley Probe Could Lead to Tighter Reporting By NIH supported Investigators
- Elizabeth Miller Will Be Named to Cancer Panel
- NCI Support Crucial for Israel cancer Studies; Weizmann Top Recipient
- Austria Has highest Cancer Rate, Little NCI Support