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.
15
No.
01
January 06, 1989
- Broder Appointment Official; Will Keep Retroviral Laboratory, Will Not Serve as NCI Clinical Director
- In Brief: Sullivan Will Be Secretary Most Knowledgeable About Cancer Program; Ihde Names ‘JNCI’ Editor
- FDA Committee Okays Carboplatin For Second Line Ovarian Cancer
- Psychiatric Society For Oncology/AIDS Formed; Holland Pres.
- ONCC Says 1,480 Nurses Passed Certification Exam
- Group Urges U.S., USSR Exchange In Surgical Oncology
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
02
January 13, 1989
- President’s Budget Asks $1.646 Billion for NCI In FY 1990, Including AIDS, 3% Increase Over ‘89
- In Brief: Fishman La Jolla President Emeritus, Ruoslahti Succeeds Him; Ariz. Seeks Meyskins Replacement
- Kennedy To Propose NIH Construction Authority, Legislation Using IOM Study Recommendations
- Tom Harkin Is New Chairman f Senate Labor-HS-Education Subcommittee
- FA Drug Approval on Activity, Rather Than Survival Urged By NCU
- Requiring Survival Data Was Logical In 1950s, Not Today, Broder Says
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
03
January 20, 1989
- User Fees Proposed For FDA Oversight Services; Industry Groups Call It “Tax On Innovations”
- In Brief: Gregory Curt May Return As Director Of COP; Koop Locked In as Surgeon General Until Nov.
- NIEHS Awards $5M Grant for New Health Sciences Center to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- NCI Bypass Budget An Underutilized Document and Ignored By MB; Deserves Attention Of Congress
- New Publications
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
04
January 27, 1989
- Proposed FDA Charges For NDA Drugs, Biologics Submissions Would Total $76 Million In FY 1990
- In Brief: Paul Sugarbaker to Head New DC Cancer Center; Michael Shimkin Dies; Tel Aviv Conference “Safe”
- Broder Sworn In, Cites Three ‘Teachers’ – Gallo, Waldermann, DeVita
- New Food Technology Could Lower Cancer Risk, Greenwald Says; Nutrition Lab Needed
- Sullivan Confirmation Hearing Set For Feb. 1
- USC Cancer Center Plans Expansion, Gets New Name
- AACR Receives Record Number of Abstracts
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
05
February 03, 1989
- CCOP Recompetition Approved, “Institutionalized;” Board Okays Concept For Eight Minority CCOPs
- In Brief: Greenwald Reorganizing DCPC, Elevates Surveillance to Program, Moves Branches
- Scientific, Funding Challenges Test NCI Prevention Effort, Broder Says In First Speech to DCPC Board
- Advances In Cancer Control Meeting Is Set For March 22
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
06
February 10, 1989
- NCI, NCAB Consider Moving Basic Science Centers Out Core Grant Pool, Into Research Programs
- In Brief: Diane Fink Moves to ACS California Div.; Preisler Names Director Of Cancer Center In Cincinnati
- Chabner, FDA’s Temple continue disagreement Over Drug Approval
- DCPC Board Approves Concept for New Nutrition Grants
- Bills To Lift $50 Cap On Mammography Will Be Introduced
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
07
February 17, 1989
- FDA Accepts DCT Board’s Criteria For Approval Of New Drugs, Explains Plan for Early Action
- In Brief: Basic Science Center Funding Plan Clarified; Janice Feldman Leaves As Chief Of NIH Nursing
- NCI To Fund 29% Of Grants In 1990, With Budget Cuts
- DCPC Board Objects To Cutting Grants Each Award Year
- Public Participation Hearings Develop Gals for Reducing Cancer Mortality
- House Democrats Take More Swings At Tobacco Industry
TCL
Vol.
15
No.
08
February 24, 1989
- Institute Of Medicine Report Says Insurers Should Pay Patient Care Costs In Clinical Trials
- In Brief: Broder Keynote Speaker At ACCC Meeting; Tefft To Head Radiation Therapy At Cleveland Clinic
- DCT Board Approves Concepts For New CTEP, RRP Grants
- ‘Approval to Apply’ For Proton Facility Upgrade Denied
- NCI Advisory Group, Other Cancer Meetings