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.
24
No.
17
May 01, 1998
- ACS Executive Proposes Efficiency Plan, Critics Fear Erosion Of Local Influence
- In Brief: GM Prizes To Withers, Cory, Korsmeyer, Horvitz; Univ. of Chicago, City of Hope Are Comprehensive
- In Congress: Tamoxifen Results Well Communicated, Understood, NCI Says
- Tobacco Control: Surgeon General Finds Increase In Smoking By Minority Teens
TCL
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24
No.
18
May 08, 1998
- First Lady Recalls 1992 Meeting With NBCC, Credits Group For Progress In Breast Cancer
- In Brief: NBCC Honors D’Amato, Leahy, Mack, Stevens; Center Development Officers Elect Leaders
- Cancer & The Media: Klausner, Watson Dispute Comments In New York Times Story
- The March: AACR, AACI Compile List Of Activities Related To The March
- FDA News: Agency Accepting Nominations For Patient Representatives
- Funding Opportunities: CDC Seeks Initiatives For Tobacco Control; NCI RFA Available
- Varmus Appoints Group On Intellectual Property
TCL
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No.
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May 15, 1998
- Conference Explores Hype And Hope In Communicating Science News
- National Cancer Act: Early Promises Were Overstated
- Screening Guidelines: When Scientists Can’t Agree, What’s The Press To Do?
- Genetic Testing: No Easy Answers To Public Questions
- The Cloning Story: How Dolly Made Page 1 And A Physicist Got Air Time
- Clinical Trials: Stories On Results Can Have Unintended Consequences
- Alternative Medicine: Testing The Boundaries Of Science
TCL
Vol.
24
No.
20
May 22, 1998
- Support For Translational Researchers Urgently Needed, ASCO President Says
- In Brief: Lichter, Bailes Lead ASCO; NCI Names Vande Woude Basic Sciences Director
- FDA News: Rep. Barton Expresses “Concern” About Plan To Merge Offices
- Jane Henney Said Tentative Choice For FDA Commissioner
- Letter to the Editors: Burzynski Responds To FDA Release Of Annual Report Data
TCL
Vol.
24
No.
21
May 29, 1998
- BMS Control Of Billion-Dollar Taxol Market Facing Court Challeges By Competitors
- In Brief: Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded Core Grant; Biotech Industry Honors Jeffords, Bliley
- FDA: Oncology Division Director Delap Promoted In Agency
- NIH AIDS Research: Neal Nathanson To Head Office Of AIDS Research
- Letter to the Editors: Scientists, Media Shouldn’t Overstate “Breakthroughs”
- HHS News: Skin Cancer Awareness Initiative Begun
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June 05, 1998
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No.
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June 12, 1998
- NCI Committee Attempts To Redesign Cooperative Groups Without Doing Harm
- In Brief: Levine Leaves NIH For Pittsburgh; Fischbach Leaves Harvard For NIH; NCI Researcher Dies
- Cooperative Groups: Committee Formed To Implement Armitage Report Had A Rough Start
- NCI Has No Intention Of “Dismembering” Groups, Official Says
- Group Chairman Present A Counter-Proposal To NCI Committee
- CCOPs Favor Ability To Enter Patients On Any Group Study
- Funding For Groups, Working With Industry, Still Unresolved
TCL
Vol.
24
No.
24
June 19, 1998
- IOM Panel Considering NCI Approach To Research In Minorities, Underserved
- In Brief: Greenwald Named Director, NCI Prevention; Wells Directs American College Of Surgeons
- Race And Cancer: “It Would Be Wrong To Design Studies Based On Assumptions That Races Are Biologically Different,” Klausner Says
- FDA News: Agency Abandons Plan To Merge Two Offices, Citing Delay Request From Employees’ Union