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.
04
No.
41
October 13, 1978
- NCAB Review Of Cancer Control Program Finds It Has Made Substantial Progress But Has Problems
- In Brief: FDA Oncological Drugs Advisory Committee Gets New Charter, Georgetown’s Schein Is Chairman
- How Cancer Control Grants, Contracts Distributed By States
- Studies Started On Use Of Heroin, THC for Pain, Discomfort Therapy
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
42
October 20, 1978
- Cooperative Group Reorganization To Be Offered By DeVita At Clinical Trials Review Next March
- In Brief: NCI Gets $937 Million For FY 79 As Congress Adjourns; Cancer Act Renewed For Two Years
- International Cancer Program Enthusiasm A Spinoff From U.S. Program, XIIth Congress Demonstrates
- Argentine Human Rights Violations Continue, But Some Improvement Seen
- RFA Announced On Model For Planning community Prevention Program
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
43
October 27, 1978
- RFP To Be Issued For Two More Neutron Therapy Facilities; Winners To Conduct Clinical Trials
- In Brief: Five Institutions To Test Interferon; Appendectomy-Cancer Association Noted
- DCT Board Okays New Projects, Rejects Nutrition Research Proposal
- NCI Division Directors Seek Litton Phaseout, NIH Takeover At Frederick
- Field Studies Chief Leave For Job with Upton; Sibal Named DCCP Acting Deputy
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
44
November 03, 1978
- BCDDP Follow Up To Cost $1.6 Million annually For Five Years Okayed; Limited To 59,000 Women
- In Brief: NCAB to Hear Report On Treatment Programs, Discuss Hogness Plan For New Type of Review
- Clinical Oncology Programs Extended Two Years; No Decision Yet On Further Expansion
- NCI T Phase Out Support Of VA Lung Group, But Will Continue Funding VASAG
- Three New RFAs Announced In Cancer Control
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
45
November 10, 1978
- NIH Considering Longer grant Award Periods; CCIRC’s New Bosses Crack Dow On Conferences
- In Brief: More Money, Not Reorganization, Is Needed For Clinical Research, Paul Carbone Argues
- DCT Board Okays Recompetition of $15 Million In contract Projects
- Obey Accuses Industry Of Blocking Control Of Carcinogens
- RFA For Patterns Of Care Studies Announced By DCCR
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
46
November 17, 1978
- DCCR Advisors Okay New Programs; $300,000 Year Demonstrations In Six Communities Supported
- In Brief: Changes In Key Subcommittee chairmanships, Brooke’s Defeat Leave Direction In Doubt
- Toxicity Testing Reorganization Announced; Rall To Head It Up
- DCT Planning To Stop Use Monkeys In Preclinical Test
- Grantees Seek $433.5 Million for construction
- Leffall New ACS President, Gudberg, President-Elect
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
47
November 24, 1978
- New Community Clinical Oncology Programs Aimed At Three Hospital Types; 30 Contracts Possible
- In Brief NCI-FDA Relations Tops, DeVita Says; Upon Talks to Candidates For Prospective Division
- FCRC Decision Due In 90 Days, Upton Says
- Bonadonna’s Study At Four Years: CMF Group Still Doing Better
- AC To Refuse Government Help In Future Projects
- New Coalition To Lobby for Prevention
TCL
Vol.
04
No.
48
December 01, 1978
- Colorectal, Lung Cancer Screening Techniques Show No Mortality Improvement, Conferences Find
- In Brief: Robert Miller To Head International Affairs Office’ Pitot: No Basis for 20% Estimate
- Clearinghouse Finds Insecticide, Hair Dye Are Carcinogens
- RFA, “New Approaches In Surgical Oncology” Announced By DCT