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The Meyer L Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit received NCI-designation
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The Meyer L Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit received NCI-designation

In 1983, The Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit now known as the Karmanos Cancer…

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Computerized tomography of the colon (virtual colonoscopy) was proposed as a screening method to identify colon polyps and colorectal cancer
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Computerized tomography of the colon (virtual colonoscopy) was proposed as a screening method to identify colon polyps and colorectal cancer

In 1983, Computerized tomography of the colon (virtual colonoscopy) was proposed as a screening method to identify colon…

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The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique, which is a DNA analysis technique, is used in cancer research
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The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) technique, which is a DNA analysis technique, is used in cancer research

In 1983, the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs) was uncovered by the use of restriction endonucleases which cleave…

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Community Clinical Oncology Program was created
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Community Clinical Oncology Program was created

In 1983, the Community Clinical Oncology Program, an National Cancer Institute (NCI) resource that links community-based physicians with…

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Massey Cancer Center opened under the direction of Dr. Walter Lawrence Jr.
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Massey Cancer Center opened under the direction of Dr. Walter Lawrence Jr.

In 1983, the Massey Cancer Center opened under the direction of Dr. Walter Lawrence Jr., a surgeon and…

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The Cancer Control Science program was established
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The Cancer Control Science program was established

In 1983, the National Cancer Institute formed the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control to accelerate the science…

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President Reagan swore in C. Everett Koop as U.S. Surgeon General
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President Reagan swore in C. Everett Koop as U.S. Surgeon General

On Jan. 21, 1982, C. Everett Koop was appointed U.S. Surgeon General by President Ronald Reagan. In 1984,…

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Purdue University Center for Cancer Research was established as a NCI basic science cancer center
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Purdue University Center for Cancer Research was established as a NCI basic science cancer center

In 1982, the Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) was established as an National Cancer Institute (NCI)…

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The Whitehead Institute was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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The Whitehead Institute was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts

In 1982, The Whitehead Institute, was founded as an independent research institution affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

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The nation’s first cancer prevention program was established at the the Fred Hutch
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The nation’s first cancer prevention program was established at the the Fred Hutch

In 1982, the Fred Hutch established the Cancer Prevention Program in Seattle, which has made key contributions to…

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The National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query (PDQ) cancer information database went online
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The National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query (PDQ) cancer information database went online

In 1982, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Physician Data Query (PDQ) cancer information database went online. PDQ is…

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William Panje invented the neolarynx restoring speech to cancer patients who have had their larynxes removed
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William Panje invented the neolarynx restoring speech to cancer patients who have had their larynxes removed

In 1981, University of Iowa researcher William Panje introduced the neolarynx, or “voice button,” restoring speech to cancer…

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The City of Hope Cancer Center received NCI-designation
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The City of Hope Cancer Center received NCI-designation

In 1981, the National Cancer Institute (NC) awarded The City of Hope Cancer Center NCI-designation. City of Hope’s…

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The La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (Burnham Institute) received its NCI-designation
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The La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (Burnham Institute) received its NCI-designation

In 1981, the La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation, the Cancer Center received its National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designation. The…

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Stanford Medicine researchers first reported successful use of monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer
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Stanford Medicine researchers first reported successful use of monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer

In 1981, Stanford oncologist Ronald Levy reported the first successful use of monoclonal antibodies, which are laboratory-created molecules…

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John Wayne Cancer Institute was founded
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John Wayne Cancer Institute was founded

In 1981, John Wayne Cancer Institute (formerly known as the John Wayne Cancer Clinic) was founded to promote…

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Hybritech issued its Initial Public Offering
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Hybritech issued its Initial Public Offering

In 1981, Hybritech issued its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and raised $12 million, and $33 million in a…

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The University of Hawaii Cancer Center was founded
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The University of Hawaii Cancer Center was founded

In 1981, The University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center) was founded. The UH Cancer Center’s mission…

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The Health Programs Extension Act of 1980 was signed into law, extending National Cancer Institute authorization for 3 years
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The Health Programs Extension Act of 1980 was signed into law, extending National Cancer Institute authorization for 3 years

On Dec. 17, 1980, the Health Programs Extension Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-538), introduced by Sen. Edward Kennedy,…

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Vincent T DeVita, Jr. became the ninth director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 1988
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Vincent T DeVita, Jr. became the ninth director of the National Cancer Institute, serving until 1988

On Jul. 9, 1980, Dr. Vincent T. DeVita, Jr. became the ninth director of the National Cancer Institute…

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The Holden Cancer Center at the University of Iowa was established
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The Holden Cancer Center at the University of Iowa was established

In 1980, The Holden  Cancer Center at University of Iowa was founded with Richard L. DeGowin, M.D. appointed…

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital was established
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital was established

In 1980, three of Boston’s oldest and most prestigious Harvard Medical School teaching hospitals – the Peter Bent…

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The Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center opened
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The Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center opened

In 1980, the $2 million Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center (GROC) opened as a partnership between Wayne State University’s…

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Genetic Systems was founded
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Genetic Systems was founded

In 1980, Genetic Systems was founded in Seattle as a monoclonal antibody-based diagnostic company by Robert Nowinski of…

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first Magnetic resonance imaging of human
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first Magnetic resonance imaging of human

On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…

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Ground was broken for the USC Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute
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Ground was broken for the USC Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

On May 10, 1979, ground was broken for the new site of the Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Research…

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The CDC investigated health effects related to the Three-Mile Island nuclear accident
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The CDC investigated health effects related to the Three-Mile Island nuclear accident

On Mar. 28, 1979, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated health effects related to…

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Modified radical mastectomy replaced radical mastectomy for breast cancer
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health

Modified radical mastectomy replaced radical mastectomy for breast cancer

In 1979, Modified radical mastectomy replaced radical mastectomy for breast cancer. The standard of care for patients with…

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Dr. Norman H Cromwell became acting director of the Eppley Cancer Center
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Dr. Norman H Cromwell became acting director of the Eppley Cancer Center

In 1979, Dr. Norman H. Cromwell of the Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, became acting director of…

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FDA approved Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound
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FDA approved Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound

On Dec. 19, 1978, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved cisplatin (Platinol) for use in combination…

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