On Mar. 28, 1979, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated health effects related to…
In 1979, Modified radical mastectomy replaced radical mastectomy for breast cancer. The standard of care for patients with…
In 1978, The Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI), a not-for-profit, NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center was founded in metropolitan Detroit….
In 1978, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center in New Hampshire received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated in recognition…
In 1978, the Carbone Cancer Center Clinical Sciences Center was completed in January adding over 70,000 square feet…
On Dec. 30, 1977, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug, for the treatment…
In 1977, the first national cancer patient education program (I Can Cope) was founded by the National Cancer…
In 1977, the Lineberger Foundation pledged $1 million to a building fund for a new cancer research center…
In 1976, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) “comprehensive…
In 1976, the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) was founded as a Division of The University of…
On Jan. 1, 1975, Kurt Amplatz published Radiographic changes in the postoperative patient in Cardiovascular Diseases. Amplatz, M.D.,…
In 1975, the nonprofit Detroit Medical Center Institute for Oncology and Allied Diseases was established, formed from the…
In 1975, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, a pioneer in bone marrow transplantation, secured a permanent treatment home at…
On Dec. 17, 1974, CANCERLINE, a national database of published cancer research, was established by the National Cancer…
On Sept. 10, 1974, the Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation (DCCR) was established by the National Cancer…
On Jul. 23, 1974, the National Cancer Act Amendments of 1974 (P.L. 93-352) were signed by the President…
In 1974, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center…
In 1974, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) chose the Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI) to undertake the ‘Breast…
In 1974, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis partnered with London’s EMI, Ltd. to develop a…
In 1973, the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, now the University of Southern California Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Center…
In 1973, the Norris Cancer Center was designated a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of…
In 1973, the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer…
In 1973, the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was founded. The Center, now the Sylvester…
In 1972, The Wistar Institute was designated the first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center in basic research…
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. 16, 1964, Dr. Charles T. Dotter at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), considered the father…
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…
On Oct. 19, 1956, the Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute (PNDRI) was founded by William B. Hutchinson, Sr.,…