The American Society for the Control of Cancer was founded by 10 doctors and 5 laypeople in New York City
On May 22, 1913, The American Society for the Control of Cancer was created at a meeting of…
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The first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in Ladies’ Home Journal
In 1913, the first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in the popular women’s magazine (Ladies’…
Cancer cells are grown in the laboratory, the first long-term “tissue culture”
In 1912, cancer cells were grown in the laboratory, the first long-term “tissue culture.”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Marie Curie
On Nov. 7, 1911, Marie Curie’s birthday (born 1867), she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “in…
The Bureau of Chemistry seized a worthless product called Johnson’s Mild Combination Treatment for Cancer
On Apr. 13, 1911, U.S. v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled against the government, finding that the product’s…
Sarcoma virus reported by Peyton Rous in the Journal of Experimental Medicine
In 1911, Pathologist Peyton Rous reported a virus that causes cancer in chickens (Rous sarcoma virus) that opened…
George W McCoy published a report that was the first involvement of the Hygienic Laboratory in cancer research
On Aug. 31, 1909, George W. McCoy published a preliminary report in “The Journal of Medical Research” that…
The first American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting was held in New York City
On Nov. 15, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its first annual meeting at the…
The American Association for Cancer Research was founded
On May 7, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was founded when eleven laboratory scientists and…
St Louis Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded
In 1905, the St. Louis Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded to provide free cancer care to the…
pierre and marie Curie, vanity fair
Caricature of Pierre and Marie Curie. Caption read “Radium.” Published in Vanity Fair, Dec. 22, 1904. In 1903,…
Fox Chase Cancer Center was founded as the nation’s first cancer hospital
In 1904, Fox Chase Cancer Center was founded by the union of American Oncologic Hospital and the Institute…
cartoon: uncle sam’s christmas Presents
Uncle Sam’s Christmas Presents by Bob Satterfield. The cartoon depicts Uncle Sam having received several cigars as Christmas…
Marie and Pierre Curie isolated a new element that came to be called ‘radium’
In 1903, the Nobel Prize in Physics was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel “in recognition…
Radium was found effective in the treatment of tumors
In 1903, radium was found effective in the treatment of tumors which Marie and Pierre Curie had isolated,…
Harper University Hospital obtained its first x-ray equipment to combat cancer
In 1901, Harper University Hospital obtained its first x-ray equipment, and began using x-rays to destroy cancer cells.
Gratwick Research Laboratory (Roswell Park Cancer Institute) was founded
In 1898, the Gratwick Research Laboratory, now known as the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) was founded by…
An Austrian newspaper reported a type of radiation now known as X-rays
On Jan. 5, 1896, an Austrian newspaper (Wiener Presse) reported that German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had discovered a…
Deaconess Hospital was founded
In 1896 as part of their missionary charter, Methodist deaconesses founded Deaconess Hospital to care for the city’s…
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was the first hospital in America devoted to cancer and skin disorders
In 1872, the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded as the first hospital in America devoted…
Physician John Hill established the connection between tobacco and cancer
In 1761, physician John Hill confirmed the role of local irritation and inflammation in causation of cancer. In…