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.
27
No.
02
January 12, 2001
- NCI To Merge Two Intramural Divisions To Form Center For Cancer Research.
- Rep. Regula To Lead House Labor, HHS; Specter Likely Senate Labor, HHS Chairman.
- NAS Honors David Kessler; Satcher Seeks Obesity Plan.
- Clinical Sciences Director Liu To Head Singapore Program.
- Ruffin Sworn In As Director, NIH Minority Health Center.
- NCI Posts Website Usability Research, Information Online.
- Advisors Recommend Listing Estrogen As Carcinogen.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
03
January 19, 2001
- Troubled Roswell Park Cancer Institute Bets On Recruitment To Regain Its Luster.
- New Organization To Develop Curriculum To Teach Oncologists How To Talk To Patients.
- Sieving Named Director, National Eye Insitute.
- Cancer Groups Endorse Pazdur For FDA Commissioner.
- NCI Funded Over 4,500 Grants Last Year, Half Its $3B Budget.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
04
January 26, 2001
- Bush Keeps Klausner As NCI Director; Senate Confirms Thompson For HHS.
- Golde To Step Down As Physician-in-Chief At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Next Year.
- Golde To Step Down At MSK; Porter Joins Hogan & Hartson.
- FASEB Calls For 15% Increase For NIH Next Fiscal Year.
- Holden Center At U. Of Iowa Designated Comprehensive.
- Obit: George Santos, Hopkins Cancer Treatment Pioneer.
- Course On Human Research Protections Goes Online @ Cancer.Gov.
- FDA Approves Femara As First-Line Treatment For Advanced Breast Cancer.
- NCCN Updates Treatment Guidelines To Include CEF For Early Breast Cancer.
- US Oncology To Participate In Firm’s Ovarian Cancer Trial.
- Atrix, Sanofi In Marketing Deal For Leuprogel Products.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
05
February 02, 2001
- House Science Committee Chairman Questions NIH Budget Increases.
- Three Institutions In Texas To Form Center For Childhood Cancer Epidemiology Research.
- Poland Knights Peto, Boyle; Mihich Wins Tomasi Award.
- Specter Remains Chairman Of Labor-HHS Subcommittee.
- ORI Whistle-Blower Proposal Too Rigid, Biologists Say.
- Panel Explores Barriers In Access To Cancer Care.
- ACS Updates Guidelines On Colorectal Screening.
- Black Teens At Higher Risk Of Tobacco Addiction.
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
07
February 16, 2001
TCL
Vol.
27
No.
08
February 23, 2001
- NCI R01 Payline At 22nd Percentile, Plans To Cut Large R01 Budgets By 18 Percent.
- Lombardi Center Officials Say New Partnership To Provide For Expansion In Services, Patients.
- House Members Form Group To Address Cancer Policy.
- ORI Withdraws Requirement For Research Ethics Courses.
- Court Upholds FDA Position On Definition Of A Drug.
- GM Sends STAR Information To Its Female Employees.