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.
41
October 14, 1977
- NCI Makes Its Pitch To OMB For Its First Billion Dollar Budget; Research Areas Listed By Priority
- In Brief: Weissman Heads DCBD Board; Extra Money For Grants Lifts Funding Level To 35%
- What Research Will, Will Not Be Funded At Various Levels – FY 1997 ZBB
- Grant, contract Awards Held Up By Impasse On Appropriations
- $3.3 Million For Retinoid Contract Awarded
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
42
October 21, 1977
- NCI Get Go-Ahead For New Cancer Control Projects Totaling $7.4 Million, Funded By Grants, Contracts
- In Brief: Interim Bill Keeps NCI Going Through Oct. 31; “Manual Fr Staging Of Cancer” Now Available
- Master’s Program In Nurse Oncology Kept Alive; Final Decisions In February
- New Research Ideas In Immodiagnosis Suggested For RFPs
- Bristol-Myers Awards 42.5 Million In Cancer Grants
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
43
October 28, 1977
- Questions Still Surround 88 BCDDP Patients Found With Minimal Cancer; DCCR Asks for Another Review
- In Brief: Carcinogenesis Task Force to Wrap Up Review In Four-Six Weeks; UCLA Groundbreaking Set
- Subcommittee chairman Critical Of DCR For Lack Of “Game Plan”
- Full Clearinghouse To Meet; Members Reveal Interests In Evaluations
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
45
November 11, 1977
- Center Directors Solidly opposed To Core grant changes, Ask Upton, NCAB To Find Other Solutions
- In Brief: Kennedy Seeing Comments On HAS Regulations; Shimkins History of Cancer Now Available
- Clearinghouse Role Broadened By Upton; Asked To Consider All Data In Risk Assessment
- NCA To Hear Centers’ Reaction, Other Subcommittee, Scientific Reports
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
46
November 18, 1977
- More Changes In Carcinogenesis Program At NCI: Gori, Workshops Out, Branch Chiefs Running It
- In Brief: NCI Can Proceed With Grant, Contract Awards At Full FY 1978 Level; Rundles Heads ACS
- Board Defers core Guideline changes, Asks Subcommittee For Alternate Plans
- First analysis From Profiles Reveal New Data On Centers
- New research Suggested For Immunobiology
- NCI Offers Chlorozotocin
- To Industry for Development, NDA
- Drug Development Gets Extra $500,000
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
47
November 25, 1977
- White House FY 1979 Budget Probably Will give NCI $900 Million; NCAB Objects To ’78 Allocations
- In Brief: Less Hazardous Cigarette Only Hope To Reduce Smoking Health Problems, Carter Advisor Says
- 1978, ’79 budget Projections By Research Programs
- Community Based Organizing Nearly Complete; Conn. Still Planning
- Rabson’s Group Hears Suggestions On Carcinogenesis
- Only Seven Of 66 “Benign” Breast Cancer Turn Out to Be Doubtful
TCL
Vol.
03
No.
48
December 02, 1977
- Particle Therapy Program Would cost $600 million Over 10 Years for 16 Facilities, Clinical Trials
- In Brief: Schmidt Advises Upton To Consider Moving Control Projects In Other Division To DCCR
- Beefed Up Centers Subcommittee Meets On Core Guidelines
- FY’78 Construction Requests $44 Million, Budget At $12 Million
- Magnuson In Line For Appropriations Chairmanship
- Higgins: VA Groups D Have Review; NCI: It’s Ad Hoc
- Cancergrams Cost $840 Year For All