In 1970, Cisplatin, a platinum-containing anticancer compound with unique biologic effects, entered clinical trials. On Dec. 19, 1978,…
In 1970, University of Oklahoma’s first Health Sciences building was constructed in Oklahoma City. Today, this public university…
In 1969, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry began recording every incidence of cancer in southeastern Michigan. It…
In 1967, E.R. Squibb & Sons delved into cancer research, discovering and developing hydroxyurea for leukemia and advanced…
In 1965, The Hutch Award’s was created in honor of the late Fred Hutchinson, the courageous and inspirational…
On Nov. 12, 1964, Fred Hutchinson, a standout pitcher at Seattle’s Franklin High School and ten year pitching…
On Jan. 11, 1964 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released the first government report that concluded smoking may…
In 1964, a new herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), was discovered in cultured tumor cells derived from a Burkitt…
In 1964, the anticancer drug melphalan (L-PAM) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In 1964, the anticancer drug Azidothymidine (AZT) was synthesized in Michigan Cancer Foundation’s chemistry lab by Jerome Horwitz,…
In 1963, The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began. HIP was the first randomized…
in 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department and remains a leader in…
In 1962, the Royal College of Physicians issued a report on smoking and health.
On Mar. 2, 1961, President Kennedy swore in Luther Leonidas Terry as U.S. Surgeon General. The landmark Surgeon…
On Jan. 12, 1961, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) established the Laboratory of Viral Oncology, a new intramural…
In 1960, The Eppley Cancer Center, now a National Cancer Institute Laboratory Cancer Research Center, began in the…
In 1953, Yale established the first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and cancer…
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington…
From 1951 to 1976, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) treated some of the state’s sickest children, most…
On Dec. 17, 1950, five thousand Oklahomans attended an Open House for a newly dedicated OMRF research building….
On May 27, 1950, Washington University physician Evarts A. Graham, MD, and medical student Ernst Wynder published a…
In 1950, Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link. In 1950, Wynder…
In 1949, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nitrogen mustard to kill cancer cells. The major use…
On Mar. 5, 1947, ground was broken for the new University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building. The new…
In 1947, biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow co-discovered the first cancer chemotherapy agent for children suffering from acute leukemia. While…
In 1947, Governor Roy J. Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties. In…
In 1947, the Southeastern Michigan Division of the American Cancer Society created the Michigan Cancer Foundation to comply…
In 1946, fission-derived radioiodine became readily available as a by-product of the Manhattan project in Oak Ridge, TN….
On Aug. 8, 1945, the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (SKI) was established. A gift of $4 million…
In 1945, the American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society.