On Jul. 21, 2004, Project BioShield Act of 2004 was signed by President George W. Bush. The Act…
On Sept. 10, 2002, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188) was passed…
On Jun. 12, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response…
In August 2001, the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center was named an National Cancer Institute (NCI) -Designated Cancer…
In 2001, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) earned the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) highest distinction as a Comprehensive…
In 2001, the Regional Cancer Coalitions of Georgia were created by the General Assembly and Governor to ensure…
On Jan. 10, 2012, the Norris Foundation made a $15 million commitment toward construction of the Harlyne J….
On Dec. 8, 1999, the National Cancer Institute published the Atlas of Cancer Mortality, 1950-94, showing the geographic…
On Mar. 29, 1999, the American Chemical Society announced that the 2000 Priestley Medal was to be awarded…
On Sept. 14, 1998, researchers from the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) published a full report and update…
On Jul. 29, 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could…
In 1997, IsoRay was founded in Richland as a spin-off from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to…
In 1996, the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC), a growing coalition of people battling cervical cancer and HPV…
In 1995, the Huntsman family led by Jon M. Huntsman Sr. and his wife Karen, pledged $100 million…
In 1993, the Vanderbilt Cancer Center was established under the leadership of Dr. Hal Moses, to bring together…
In 1993, The Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) was formally was established and named for former U.S. Senator and…
In 1993, the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian trial was launched The trial was designed to determine whether…
In 1992, the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET) building opened on the Oregon Health…
On Mar. 4, 1991, researchers reported that post-operative (adjuvant) radiation therapy and chemotherapy were found to improve survival…
In 1991, the world’s first superconducting cyclotron built to treat cancer was installed at the Gershenson Radiation Oncology…
In 1990, the Dotter Interventional Institute was established at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) as a multidisciplinary…
In 1989, certification in radiation oncology was first offered. Board certification serves as an important marker for the…
In 1988, radiation oncology physicist James Purdy, PhD and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine developed a…
In 1988, oncologists from Yale Cancer Center performed the first bone marrow transplant in Connecticut at the Yale-New…
In 1987, The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, one of the first formal postdoctoral research…
In 1987, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, now known as the Masonic Cancer Center, received National Cancer…
In 1986, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the former Barnes Hospital introduced the first mobile mammography unit…
In 1985, Lumpectomy plus radiation therapy was found equivalent to mastectomy for early breast cancer. Lumpectomy followed by…
In 1984, fluoroestradiol (FES) was first developed by researchers Michael J. Welch, PhD from Washington University at St….
In 1984, The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Program, DEA, was established to widen the focus of the minority effort…