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.
23
No.
01
January 10, 1997
- ODAC Recommends TICE BCG Approval For Recurrent Bladder Cancer Prevention
- In Brief: Parkinson To Leave CTEP For Novartis; FTC To Permit Sandoz, Ciba-Geigy Merger
- FDA News:: ODAC Commends Ciba For Design Of Trials Legal Issues:
- US Appeals Court Dismisses Fisher’s Privacy Act Suit Supporting Femara
- Breast Cancer: Working Group Sets Broad Agenda For Genetic Research
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
02
January 17, 1997
- ASSIST Gets Extra Year Of Funding While NCI Considers Role In Tobacco Control
- In Brief: Wells Tapped For GM Cancer Foundation; Calder Named NABCO Associate Director
- Tobacco Control: Cigarette Consumption In ASSIST States 10% Below Other States
- Patient Advocacy: Breast Cancer Coalition To Hold International Meeting In Brussels
- Reimbursement: NCI, VA Begin Project On Clinical Trials Access For Veterans
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
03
January 24, 1997
- New CEO Brings Managed Care Expertise To Network Of Academic Cancer Centers
- In Brief: Friends of Cancer Research Honor Specter; Dole Tapes Announcement For CaP CURE
- Managed Care: “Natural Alliance” Between Managed Care And Academic Centers, McGivney Says
- Funding Opportunities: ONS Invites Applications For Instrumentation Grants on Fatigue
- NCI Human Tissue Network Resources Available For Research
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
04
January 31, 1997
- Mammography Screening For Ages 40-49 Not Supported By Data, NIH Pane! Says
- In Brief: Resolution Seeks Two-Fold Increase For NIH; Hartwell Named President At Fred Hutchinson
- NiH Conference: More Discord Than Consensus At Statement’s Presentation
- “Tone” Of Statement Lacks Balance, Klausner Says
- Controversy Continues, Scientists, Advocates, Clinicians Say
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
05
February 07, 1997
- ACS Stirs Discord By Placing Its Own Logo On A Coalition’s Petition, Then Reconsiders
- In Brief: Hohn Named President, CEO Of Roswell Park; Mendelsohn Honored; AACE Elects Officers
- IOM Appoints 17 To National Cancer Policy Board
- Patient Advocacy: FDA, NCI Developing Methods For Naming Survivors To Boards
- Regulatory Agencies: FDA Proposes “Treatment IDE” Funding Opportunities:
- Nominations Sought For Women’s Health Achievement AwardsFor Medical Devices
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
06
February 14, 1997
- Senate To NCI: Return To Old Guidelines, Stop “Mixed Messages” On Mammography
- In Brief: Loberg Resigns From Bristol-Myers Squibb; Bloomfield Heads Cancer Center At Ohio State
- Mammography: Panel Member Quits Over “One-Sided” Document
- AACR Calls For Clear Statement; Says Report Was “Premature”
- Research Funding: Clinton Proposes 2.6% Increase For NIH, Amount Called “Paltry”
- National Action Plan: Return $14 Million To NCI, Committee Tells Shalala
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
07
February 21, 1997
- President, Congress Decry Practice Of “Drive-Through Mastectomies
- In Brief: FDA Commissioner Kessler Named Dean, Yale Medical School, Effective July 1
- FDA News: Rule On Youth Tobacco Sales In Effect Feb. 28
- Professional Issues: AMA Identifies Tobacco-Free Mutual Funds
- Young Molecular Biologists Optimistic, Survey Finds
TCL
Vol.
23
No.
08
February 28, 1997
- Educational Strategies On Mammography, Not Guidelines, To Come From NCAB
- In Brief: Voters Support Increase In Research Funds, Poll Finds; Baynes Heads BMT Unit In Detroit
- Patient Advocacy: Committee To Advise NCI On Formation Of Liaison Group
- New Edition Of Book On Cancer Rates, Risks, Available
- Funding Opportunities: Komen Foundation Seeks Reviewers
- NAS To Honor Outstanding Scientists
- NCI Seeks Applications For Small Business Research Awards
