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.
08
No.
41
October 22, 1982
- Seer Gets Extra $5000,000 to Permit Addition Of One Registry To Braden Coverage Of Blacks, Hispanics
- In Brief: No Intention Of Retiring, DeVita Says; Bresnick To Head Eppley; Balch Acting Director at Alabama
- Research Contracts Branch Reorganized, Graalman On “Detail”
- GAO Probes NCI Intramural Program, Finds All Is Well, But Won’t Report It
- Commerce Dept. Socks NCI For Cancergram Paid Subscriptions; NCAB Committee Oks OD Requests
- DCCP Board Defers Two Concept Requests, Approves Sole Sources
- Four New Program Announcements For BRMP Trials Issued
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
42
October 29, 1982
- DRCCA Board Changes Center Core Grants Guidelines To Permit Payment for Control Program Directors
- In Brief: Friedell To Head McDowell Network, New Kentucky Cancer Center; Nine Expiring Core Grants Approved
- DRCCA Concept Approvals; RFP For Evolution Of Three Programs; RFA For Cancer Care Of Elderly, New Physician Investigator Awards
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
43
November 05, 1982
- DRCCA Bard Group Recommends No New Nationwide Screening Program Until More Research Is Done
- In Brief: Hellman Succeeds Perez As ASTR President Hanks Named President Elect; Kligerman Gold Medalist
- DCT Board Approves Contract Recompetitions Worth 44.8 Million In First Year Awards
- Program Announcements For Studies On Blue Collar Workers, Children Released By DRCCA
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
44
November 12, 1982
- Panel May Take On OMB In Battle to Restore NCI Construction Funds; Two Will Be Funded In FY ‘83
- In Brief; Weicker May Be Next Chairman Of Senate Health Subcommittee Following Harrison Schmitt’s Defeat
- DCT Faces Hard Choices, Clinical Group Need Re-Examination, Chabner tells BSC
- DC Board Okay One Recompetition, Disapproves Two
- New ACR Mammography Guidelines Suggest Annual Screening For Women Age 40-50
- NCI Announces New Summer Training Awards
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
45
November 19, 1982
- CCOP Applications Total 162; Three Committees, Headed By Ahmann, Loeb, Spur Will Review Them
- In Brief: Willis Taylor New ACS President, Gerald Murphy President Elect, Robert Gadberry Bord Chairman
- Eight CCRU, 20 CCSP Applications Submitted, Quality Is ‘Heartening’
- Committee Drafts QRA Definition
- Compliance Grants Awarded, Contract Pending On Differences In Black/White Survival
- Huebner Retires, Named Scientist Emeritus
- Gallo, Four Others Share Lasker Award
- Organ Systems Meeting Canceled
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
46
November 26, 1982
- DRCA Board Split On Use Of Cancer Control Funds By Centers; NCAB Probably Will Decide The Issue
- In Brief: White House Conservative Said Seeking Ouster Of Schweiker; Potter urges Greater Commitment
- Is OMB Paying More Attention To Bypass Budget? NCI Awaits FY 1984 Figure
- CCOP Application Now Total 180 Plus
- Wistar Investigators Report Oncogene Relation to Burkitt’s
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
47
December 03, 1982
- NCAB Orders 23 Unfunded Organ Site Grants Paid, Sends Contradictory Messages On Program Revisions
- In Brief: Ronald Levy, George Stevenson To Share First Hammer Prize; President Reappoints Hammer
- CCRU-CCSP Report At Closed Session “Declassified” Discusses Review
- Study Disproves “Old Saw,” Finds Life No Worse for Cancer Patients
- Relative Survival Now May be Over 50%, DeVita Says
- DCCP Payback System Saving $1 Million Year
TCL
Vol.
08
No.
48
December 10, 1982
- Senate Markup Would Give NCI $985 Million, Offers Prospect That Reductions In Grants Will Be Restored
- In Brief: Kennedy To Stay On Health Committee; Animal Research Bills Probably Dead For This Congress
- Senate Committee Blocks Effort To Overturn Organ Systems Changes
- New NCAB Weak In Grant Reviews, Confused By Issues
- Final Issues Of 1982
- Announcement, RFA On Drug Discovery Groups Coming
- Steiner To Leave ICC, Says Someone Else May Do Better
- NCI Buys Building For PDQ, ICRDB With Donated Money