The Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation was established
On Sept. 10, 1974, the Division of Cancer Control and Rehabilitation (DCCR) was established by the National Cancer…
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The FDA approved doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
In 1974, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved doxorubicin (Adriamycin), an antitumor anthracycline antibiotic from Streptomyces…
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Wake Forest Baptist Cancer Center became a NCI-designated center
In 1974, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU), became a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center….
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Stanford Medicine researchers isolated the genome of a virus that causes hepatitis B and a common form of liver cancer
In 1974, Stanford Medicine researcher William S. Robinson successfully isolated the genome of the hepatitis B virus, which is…
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Yale Cancer Center received NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center status
In 1974, Yale Cancer Center received a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center status, the only…
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The Georgetown University Medical Center authorized the establishment of a cancer center named in honor of Vincent T. Lombardi
In 1974, the Georgetown University Medical Center authorized the establishment of a cancer center named in honor of…
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The CDC began investigating liver cancer deaths in Louisville, Kentucky and discovered that vinyl chloride was an occupational hazard
In 1974, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began investigating liver cancer deaths in Louisville,…
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The Northwestern University Cancer Center was founded
In 1974, the Northwestern University Cancer Center was founded. Now known as the Lurie Cancer Center, it is…
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The MIT Center for Cancer Research received NCI designation
In 1974, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Cancer Research (CCR) received National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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The Michigan Cancer Foundation and Wayne State University formed a Joint Committee for Cancer Studies and Research
In 1974, the Michigan Cancer Foundation and Wayne State University formed a Joint Committee for Cancer Studies and…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Norris Cancer Center was designated NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center
In 1973, the Norris Cancer Center was designated a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of…
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Diagnostics | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Salk Cancer Center received a NCI comprehensive cancer center designation
In 1973, The Salk Cancer Center received a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center designation. it was one…
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The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center was established
In 1973, UChicago established the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), receiving its initial designation as a…
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The Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center was founded
In 1973, the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, now the University of Southern California Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Center…
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The Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the NCI’s SEER Program
In 1973, the Michigan Cancer Foundation’s cancer registry was invited to join the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance,…
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Senator Norris Cotton secured a second federal grant of $500,000 to support cancer research at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
In 1973, Senator Norris Cotton secured a second federal grant of $500,000 to support cancer research at Geisel…
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Bristol-Myers introduced BLENOXANE (bleomycin sulfate) for squamous cell cancers, head and neck cancers, and non-Hodgkins lymphomas
In 1973, Bristol-Myers introduced several early medicines, beginning with BLENOXANE (bleomycin sulfate) for squamous cell cancers, head and…
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Penn Medicine’s Cancer Center (Abramson Cancer Center) was founded
In 1973, Penn Medicine’s Cancer Center was formally established by a dedicated group of cancer specialists committed to…
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The Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation
In 1973, the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center received National Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer…
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Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was was founded
In 1973, the Comprehensive Cancer Center for the State of Florida was founded. The Center, now the Sylvester…
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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center was established and designated by the NCI
In 1972, the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, now known as the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI), was established in…
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Biotechnology | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
The Eppley Cancer Center became an independent research institute
In 1972, by action of the Nebraska Legislature, the Eppley Cancer Center became an independent research institute with…
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Diagnostics | Life Science History | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Radiology | Therapeutics
The Albert Einstein Cancer Center obtained NCI-designation and its first Cancer Center Support Grant
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC), now known as Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), obtained…
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Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation
In 1972, Roswell Park received NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center designation in 1972 and was the first institution in…
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Drs Roy Hertz and Min C Li, NCI scientists, won Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards
In 1972, Drs. Roy Hertz and Min C. Li, National Cancer Institute scientists, credited with discovering the first…
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The Florida Sea Grant was established
In 1972, the Florida Sea Grant was established as a partnership of academia, government, and industry focused on…
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President Nixon converted former biological warfare facilities research activities on the causes, treatment, and prevention of cancer
On Dec. 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon converted the Army’s former biological warfare facilities at Ft. Detrick,…
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Biology | Disease | Life Science History | NIH | Oncology | Therapeutics
President Nixon declared war on cancer creating the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute
On Dec. 23, 1971, the National Cancer Act enacted by President Richard Nixon as part of the nation’s…
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Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society.
In 1971, Jane Wright became the first woman to be elected president of the New York Cancer Society. In…
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The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking was 11.5 percent in 2021
On May, 24, 2023, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that nearly 12 of every 100…
