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.
02
No.
41
October 08, 1976
- Turnover In Immunology Contracts To Free Up Substantial Sums, Possible New RFPs Listed
- In Brief: Ford Decides Against Asking For Recision Of NCI Funds After Congress Overrides Verto
- Changes In Labels Of Anticancer Drugs Suggested; Response Is Slow
- Southwest, Children’s Cooperative Groups Get Cancer To Extend Research Into Community Hospitals
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
42
October 15, 1976
- Move Starts To Strip Anticancer Drug Regulation From FDA After New Charges It Is Delaying INDs
- In Brief: NCI Needs To Move Quicker On Funding Jot New Leads, Rauscher Says; Harley Dirks Quits
- Frederick RFP Held Up; NCI Probably Will Reject Any Further Delay
- Moloney Convinces Most NCAB Members Of Virus Program Value, Shubik Only Dissenter
- King Tells Centers To Concentrate On Project Grants
- First Lady Helps Dedicate New MDA Facilities
- Disease Oriented Programs Must Be Coordinated: Rabson
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
43
October 22, 1976
- Arnold Brown Will Be Appointed NCI Director; Rauscher, Staff “Couldn’t Be More Pleased”
- In Brief: Jensen, Selikoff Receive ACS National Awards; CCIRC Schedules Mini-Symposium
- UCLA Comp Center status Near, But There Are Problems
- RFP Suggestions For Immunodiagnosis Research Offered
- NCAB To Hear Program Reviews, Try Again On Act Revisions
- Byrd Seeks Federal Tar-Nicotine Limit
- Abstract Of Papers From ACTR Meeting
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
44
October 29, 1976
- HAS Authority Over Cancer Program Become Hot Issues; Fredrickson Opposes Exemption For NCI
- In Brief: Cancer Claims Morris Kupchan, Who Found Promising New Antitumor Drugs In Plants
- L-PAM Benefit To Post-Menopausal Patients Challenged
- NCI Relates FDA Instructions On Latest IND Delays
- Two Workshops To Look For New Research Areas
- Proposed Regulations for Center Grants In Federal Register
- Obey Attacks NCI In Campaign Speech
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
45
November 05, 1976
- NCI Told To “Cut Out The Nonsense,” Adequately Fund Programs At Centers Required By Mandates
- In Brief: FCRC Committee Loses Chance To influence RFP; Recompetition To Remain On Schedule
- Overhead Caused By Outreach, Other Federal Programs Threatens Cancer Centers, Durant Contends
- DCCR Free Up $5 Million; New Policy Limits Core Support
- Abstract Of Papers From ASTR Meeting
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
46
November 12, 1976
- NCI Treatment Division To Recompete $10 Million In Resource Contracts; Board Okays New Projects
- In Brief Election Results Won’t Hurt Cancer Program, May Help; Coper To Stay If Carter Wants Him
- DCT To Announce Three New CRAGs
- Clearinghouse Opens With Predictable Controversy; Brown Urges ‘Open Minds’
- CMF Studies Show Higher Recurrence for Post-Menopausal Patients – Caldwell
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
47
November 19, 1976
- NCAB Okays Effort To Relax $5 Million Limit On Center Core Grants In Cancer Act Renewal
- In Brief: No End Of The Year Hassle His Time – NCI Full Appropriation for FY 1977 Released
- Plan To Reprogram $10 Million On Construction Funds Draws Criticism
- Preliminary Report Tends To Support Pill’s Association With Liver Tumors
- NCI Encourages New Regional Cooperative Groups
TCL
Vol.
02
No.
48
November 26, 1976
- Continuing Progress Reported On Breast Cancer Treatment; Mammography Controversy Cooled
- In Brief: Univ. of New Mexico Looked Over As Possible Comprehensive Center; Missouri Asks Delay
- FCRC Committee Limited To Review Of Basic Science
- Center Directors, NCI Staff Agree- They Have Problems
- NCI Advisory Group, Other Cancer Meetings
- Surgeons, Intramural Scientists Concerned About Representation
- Bioassay Backlog To Be Cleared Up In Year: Squire
- FDA Proposes New Nonclinical Lab Regs