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.
34
August 26, 1977
- NCI’s Problems With FDA Appear To Be Resolved With Agreement on Drug Distribution System
- In Brief: DeVita, FDA Chief Help Kill California Bill Legalizing Laetrile Wit committee Testimony
- Bioassay Backlog Catch Up Planned By Mid-February
- NCI Advisory Group, Other Cancer Meetings
- “Whatever Happened To…?” ACS Follows Up Five Years Later
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
35
September 02, 1977
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
36
September 09, 1977
- Grantees Not In Danger Of Losing Cost-Free Biological Materials, But Can’t Have Chemicals
- In Brief: NCI Scientists May Run For Congress; Upton Back Heroin For Terminal Cancer Patients
- R. Lee Clark to Retire; Texas Starts Search for Successor
- Drugs Available To Investigators Centers to Monitor Them Are Listed
- FDA’s Young Still Not Satisfied With Distribution Plan
- Tobacco Council Announces Awards
- FDA Adopts Final Diagnostics X-Ray Rule Amendment
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
37
September 17, 1977
- Beahrs Report Urges Mammography Continuation, Says BCDDPs Effective In Detecting Early Cancer
- In Brief: Job Discrimination Survey Report Not Ready Until Next Month; Saccharin Date Extended
- Clearinghouse Asks Short Term Test Use To Help In Chemical Selection
- NCI Reponses To GAO On Eppley Contract Doesn’t Pull Any Punches
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
38
September 23, 1977
- Centers Core Support To Be Trimmed By Dropping Funds for Scientists Salaries, Shared Resources
- In Brief: NCI’s First “Zero Based” Budget request Asks For $1.036 Billion; Grants Get Extra $1 Million
- Mammography Panel Reaches Consensus On Most Issues
- Missouri, Michigan Program As For Comprehensive Review
- NCI To Recomplete CIDAC Contracts
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
39
September 30, 1977
- First shakeup In Upton Regime: Peters Moves Out As DCCP Head To Become “Special Assistant”
- In Brief: Carcinogenesis: Does The Promise Justify The Effort? Task Force Attempts To Find Out
- New Research Projects Proposed For Immunology
- Centers Structures, Governance, Funding, Review considered By NCI, NCAB, Center Directors
- New Cooperative Group Funded
- NCI Appropriations Still Hung Up
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
40
October 07, 1977
- NCI Plans Contract To Study Cancer Research Manpower Needs; Epidemiologist State Their Case
- In Brief: Litton Bionetic’s New contract For Operation of FCRC Total $128.8 Million For Five Years
- “We’re All Filling Up With Carcinogens” Ames Tells NCAB
- Clearinghouse Subgroup asks For Tests On Three Chemicals
- CT Scanning Use, Costs, Controls Debated By NCAB