The MIT Center for Cancer Research received NCI designation
In 1974, The MIT Center for Cancer Research received NCI designation. The CCR has been a mainstay of…
The National Cancer Institute announced that 8 institutions were recognized as Comprehensive Cancer Centers
On Jun. 20, 1971, National Cancer Institute director Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, Jr., announced that eight institutions were…
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program was established
In 1973, The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program was established. The SEER Program was a sequel…
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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…
The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center was established
In 1973, UChicago established the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) following approval of the National Cancer…
The Johns Hopkins Cancer Center was founded
In 1973, The Johns Hopkins Cancer Center, now known as the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCCC) was founded….
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,…
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…
The Albert Einstein Cancer Center obtained NCI-designation and its first Cancer Center Support Grant
In 1972, The Albert Einstein Cancer Center (AECC) obtained NCI-designation and its first Cancer Center Support Grant. The…
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…
President Nixon declared war on cancer creating the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute
On Dec. 23, 1971, the National Cancer Act of 1971, enacted by President Richard Nixon as part of…
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama was founded
In 1971, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) was founded and received its NCI…
MD Anderson became one of the nation’s first NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers
In 1971, The MD Anderson Cancer Center became one of the nation’s first NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers. Today,…
NCI standardized the testing of cancer-causing chemicals
In 1966, the NCI standardized the testing of cancer-causing chemicals. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
The Eppley Cancer Center was founded
In 1960, The Eppley Cancer Center, now a National Cancer Institute Laboratory Cancer Research Center, began in the…
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute inaugurated a series of publications for in-depth scientific communications
In 1959, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute inaugurated a series of occasional publications as Monographs to…
NCI scientists pioneer the use of combination chemotherapy
In 1958, NCI scientists pioneer the use of combination chemotherapy. Partial and complete remissions, as well as prolonged…
The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was established
On Apr. 1, 1955, the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was established in the institute…
The National Cancer Institute’s Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program was established
In 1955, the NCIï¾’s Cooperative Group Program for clinical research was established in 1955 and has grown to…
The National Cancer Institute’s grants program to medical, dental, and osteopathic schools was initiated
In 1948, the National Cancer Institute’s grants program to medical, dental, and osteopathic schools was initiated for improvement…
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University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) established the Cancer Research Institute
In 1947, The first attempt at coordinating cancer at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) was a…
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 NCI summed up 20 years of research in his…
The Laboratory of Experimental Oncology was founded by the city of San Francisco, the NCI and the UC School of Medicine
In 1947, the Laboratory of Experimental Oncology (LEO) was founded as a collaborative effort between the city of…
Lloyd Law of NCI introduced the L1210 murine leukemia cell line tumor used in the cancer drug screening program
In 1946, Lloyd Law of NCI introduced the L1210 murine leukemia cell line tumor used in the cancer…
NIH scientists published the first NCI monograph which showed that 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…
The National Cancer Institute became a division in the National Institute of Health
On Jul. 1, 1944, the Public Health Service Act, P.L. 410, 78th Congress, provided that “The National Cancer…
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…
Wilton R Earle of NCI published a classic paper describing the production of malignancy in vitro
In 1943, Wilton R. Earle of NCI, who had in the 1930’s pioneered the process of growing cells…
The first issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute was published
On Aug. 1, 1940, the first issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) was published….
NIH scientists first identified type II cell of pulmonary alveolus as the cell of origin of the common alveologenic tumours of the lungs
In 1939, Hugh G. Grady and Harold L. Stewart first identified the type II cell of the pulmonary…