The U.S. Surgeon General issued a report on reducing the health consequences of smoking
On Jan. 11, 1964 U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released the first government report that concluded smoking may…
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A virus (the Epstein-Barr virus) was linked to human cancer (Burkitt lymphoma) for the first time
In 1964, a new herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), was discovered in cultured tumor cells derived from a Burkitt…
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Biology | FDA | Life Science History | Medicine | Oncology | Therapeutics
The anticancer drug melphalan (L-PAM) was approved by the FDA
In 1964, the anticancer drug melphalan (L-PAM) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Chemistry | FDA | HIV | Life Science History | Oncology
The anticancer drug Azidothymidine (AZT) was synthesized in Michigan Cancer Foundation’s chemistry lab
In 1964, the anticancer drug Azidothymidine (AZT) was synthesized in Michigan Cancer Foundation’s chemistry lab by Jerome Horwitz,…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began
In 1963, The Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York Study began. HIP was the first randomized…
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Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department
in 1962, Iowa Methodist Medical Center established Iowa’s first hospital-based radiation oncology department and remains a leader in…
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The Royal College of Physicians issued a report on smoking and health
In 1962, the Royal College of Physicians issued a report on smoking and health.
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President Kennedy swore in Luther Terry as U.S. Surgeon General
On Mar. 2, 1961, President Kennedy swore in Luther Leonidas Terry as U.S. Surgeon General. The landmark Surgeon…
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The Laboratory of Viral Oncology was established
On Jan. 12, 1961, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) established the Laboratory of Viral Oncology, a new intramural…
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Biotechnology | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Eppley Cancer Center was founded
In 1960, The Eppley Cancer Center, now a National Cancer Institute Laboratory Cancer Research Center, began in the…
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Yale established first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and drug development
In 1953, Yale established the first pharmacology department in the U.S. to focus on cancer chemotherapy and cancer…
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Disease | FDA | Life Science History | Medicine | Oncology | Pharmaceutical | Radiology
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase verified genes were made of DNA
In 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase conducted a series of experiments at the Carnegie Institute of Washington…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation began treating some of the state’s sickest children, most suffering from leukemia, in it’s research hospital
From 1951 to 1976, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) treated some of the state’s sickest children, most…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
The OMRF research building was dedicated
On Dec. 17, 1950, five thousand Oklahomans attended an Open House for a newly dedicated OMRF research building….
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First evidence linking smoking and lung cancer was published at Washington University in St Louis
On May 27, 1950, Washington University physician Evarts A. Graham, MD, and medical student Ernst Wynder published a…
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Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link
In 1950, Ernst Wynder, Evarts Graham, and Sir Richard Doll confirmed the cigarette smoking-cancer link. In 1950, Wynder…
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The FDA approved nitrogen mustard (mechlorethamine) to kill cancer cells
In 1949, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved nitrogen mustard to kill cancer cells. The major use…
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John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer Institute
On Apr. 14, 1948, John Roderick Heller became the fourth and longest serving director of the National Cancer…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Ground was broken for the new University of Washington Health Sciences building
On Mar. 5, 1947, ground was broken for the new University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building. The new…
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The Southeastern Michigan Division for the American Cancer Society formed the Michigan Cancer Foundation
In 1947, the Southeastern Michigan Division of the American Cancer Society created the Michigan Cancer Foundation to comply…
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Jesse P Greenstein of NCI summed up 20 years of research in his book, Biochemistry of Cancer
On Jan. 1, 1947, Jesse P. Greenstein of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) summed up 20 years of…
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Biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow co-discovered the first cancer chemotherapy agent for children suffering from acute leukemia
In 1947, biochemist Yellapragada SubbaRow co-discovered the first cancer chemotherapy agent for children suffering from acute leukemia. While…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Governor Roy J Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties
In 1947, Governor Roy J. Turner launched a fund drive that spanned all 77 of Oklahoma’s counties. In…
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First time radioactive isotope used to treat thyroid cancer
In 1946, fission-derived radioiodine became readily available as a by-product of the Manhattan project in Oak Ridge, TN….
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Sloan-Kettering Institute (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was founded
On Aug. 8, 1945, the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research (SKI) was established. A gift of $4 million…
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UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was Established
In 1945, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation was founded by a group…
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The American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society
In 1945, the American Society for the Control of Cancer renamed American Cancer Society.
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics | Women's Health
NCI scientists published first monograph that showed the mouse breast cancer “agent” was a filterable virus
In 1945, W. Ray Bryan, Michael B. Shimkin, Howard B. Andervont, Herbert Kahler and Thelma B. Dunn published…
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Carl Voegtlin resigned as director of the National Cancer Institute
On Sept. 4, 1943, Dr. Carl Voegtlin resigned as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Voegtlin…
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The Pap smear was introduced into medical practice
In 1943, George Nicholas Papanicolaou and Herbert Traut published their landmark book “Diagnosis of Uterine Cancer by the…
