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.
27
No.
23
June 08, 2001
- U.S. Cancer Mortality Declines Overall; Incidence, Death, For 12 Cancers Rising
- GM Cancer Research Foundation Awards $750,000 To Five Scientists For Their Work
- HHS Approves Six State Plans To Insure Women With Cancer
- ONS Calls For Changes To Resolve Nurse Shortage
- The Cancer Letter Wins Investigative Reporting Award
- Funding Opportunities: Lymphoma Fellowship
- GM Honors Blackburn, Kuhl, Phelps, Speizer, And Willett
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
24
June 15, 2001
- For A Better View Of Molecular Targets, NCI Project To Draw Pictures Of Cancers.
- Oncology Nursing Society Installs Officers, Offers Virtual Congress Online For Credit.
- Oklahoma Cancer Center Recruits Four Professors.
- Coalition Opens Web Site To Promote Cancer Trials.
- “Over-Regulation” Threatens Health Care, Thompson Says.
- FDA Selects 23 Survivors To Review Drug Applications.
- Gene Chips Diagnose Four Childhood Cancers.
- Plaza Dedicated At NIH In Honor Of Paul Rogers.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
25
June 22, 2001
- Two Groups Take Different Approaches To Managing Toxicity Of Saltz Regimen.
- NIH Dedicates Louis Stokes Laboratories; Royston Retires As Kimmel Center President.
- Review Planned Of 54 Deaths In First 60 Days On Studies.
- Royston Retires At Kimmel; Cancer Care Gives Awards.
- Stronger Federal Role Needed To Improve Palliative Care.
- HCFA Renamed In HHS Effort At Medicare, Medicaid Reform.
- ASCO Survey Finds Docs’ Quality Time With Patients Down, Due To Paperwork.
- NCCN, ACS Offer Publication For Patients About Nausea.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
26
June 29, 2001
- Lung Screening Study Ties Up Advisors, Board Sends It Back To NCI For Revision.
- Wong To Head MSKCC Colorectal Service; How You Know When To Stop Advising NCI.
- Advisors Approve Program To Link Radiation Oncologists.
- IARC Finds Limited Evidence That Residential Magnetic Fields Raise Leukemia Risk.
- Race For The Cure Grants For National Capital Area.
- AACR Grant Programs. NIH RFA Available.
- Program Announcements. RAPID Program Date Change.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb To Purchase DuPont Pharmaceuticals For $7.8 Billion.
- Firm’s Information System Embedded In iKnowMed For Treatment Outcomes.
- Celgene Begins Two Studies With Hoffmann-La Roche.
- FDA Approves Manufacturer Of IVAX Paclitaxel Ingredient.
CCL
Vol.
24
No.
6
June 29, 2001
- New Biologic Therapies Showing Promise In A Variety Of Advanced Solid Tumors
- Two Groups Take Different Approaches To Toxicity Of Saltz Regimen In Studies
- Zevalin Regimen Better Than Rituximab Alone For NHL
- SWOG Trial Reports Longest Survival To Date For NSCLC
- Two Drugs Slow Progress Of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- New Ultrasound Technique For Hard To Diagnose Cysts
- NCI-Approved Clinical Trials Listed For May 2001
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
27
July 06, 2001
- Blood Cancers Advocacy Groups Seek DOD And NCI Funds, Medicare Coverage.
- U of Pittsburgh Wins NCI Grant To Include End-of-Life Issues In Med. School Curriculum.
- NCI Grant To Help Pitt Include Teaching End-of-Life Issues.
- UPCI To Lead Clinical Trials Of Eli Lilly’s Oncology Agents.
- Fogarty Leads Grant Program On World Tobacco Research.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
28
July 13, 2001
- HHS Says NIH Improperly Used Program For Scientists To Hire Administrators.
- TJU Wins NCI Renewal Of Kimmel Center Core Grant; 11 NY Centers Testing Spiral CT.
- Moffitt To Enhance Information For Brain Tumor Patients.
- HHS, NIH To Help Houston Rebuild Research Facilities.
- Bush Budget Reinforces Funding Trends, Reports Say.
- California To Help Uninsured Get Prostate Cancer Therapy.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
29
July 20, 2001
- Bush Tax Cut, Economic Slowdown Turn Up Heat On Budget Competition.
- Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Wins SPORE Grant For Lung Cancer, For Three Major Projects.
- NIAID Names Tramont Director, Division Of AIDS.
- NIH Braces For HHS Rulings ON Travel To Major Meetings.
- HHS To Award “Micro-Grants” For Public Health Programs.
- Frist Backs Federal Funding For Stem Cell Research.
- NIH Open “One-Stop Shop” For Mutant Mouse Models.
- ONS Urges Congress To Back Anti-Tobacco Measures.