In 1973, The Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, now known as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCCC) was founded….
In 1973, Karmanos Cancer Institute researcher Herbert Soule, Ph.D. developed the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line, which…
In 1973, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance,…
In 1973, Senator Norris Cotton secured a second federal grant of $500,000 to support cancer research at Geisel…
In 1973, The trustees of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital allocated funds to help build a two-story addition to…
In 1973, Bristol-Myers introduced several early medicines, beginning with BLENOXANE (bleomycin sulfate) for squamous cell cancers, head and…
In 1973, the Ohio State University Cancer Center (OSUCCC) was established in Columbus. The patient care arm of…
In 1973, Oregon University Hospital was created through the merger of Multnomah County Hospital, Medical School Hospital and…
In 1973, Penn Medicine’s Cancer Center was formally established by a dedicated group of cancer specialists committed to…
In 1973, Stephen C. Jacobsen at University of Utah, developed the Utah Artificial Arm in 1973, the world’s…
In 1973, the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer…
In 1973, the University of California, San Diego Regional Burn Center opened, serving San Diego and Imperial counties….
In 1973, the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was founded. The Center, now the Sylvester…
In 1982, having lost, neglected, or eaten to extinction most of its local rice varieties during the recent…
On Oct. 27, 1972, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress. The CPSA…
On Jul. 1, 1972, the Regulation of Biologics–including serums, vaccines, and blood products–was transferred from the NIH to…
On Jun. 30, 1972, five U.S .cancer scientists met with Russian scientists in Moscow to exchange information on…
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
On Jun. 5, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden was the first…
On May 11, 1972, the Over-the-Counter Drug Review began to enhance the safety, effectiveness and appropriate labeling of…
May 5, 1972, Frank Joesph Rauscher, Jr. became the seventh director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until…
May 1972 was declared ‘National Arthritis Month’ by Congress and President Nixon.
On Apr. 10, 1972, the United States, the Soviet Union and 70 other nations signed an agreement that…
In 1972, the American Chemical Society awarded the Priestley Medal to George B. Kistiakowsky “to recognize distinguished services…
In 1972, by action of the Nebraska Legislature, the Eppley Cancer Center became an independent research institute with…
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
In 1972, Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation in 1972 and was the first institution in…
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
In October 1972, Christian Boehmer Anfinsen (M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1939) shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for Chemistry…
In October 1972, Gerald Maurice Edelman (M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1954) was was awarded the 1972 Nobel Prize…