Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute
On Jan. 13, 1938, Dr. Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), established…
Murray J Shear coined the term “cocarcinogen”
In 1938, Murray J. Shear of NCI reported that a basic fraction of creosote oil enhanced the production…
President Franklin D Roosevelt signed the National Cancer Institute Act
On Aug. 5, 1937, The National Cancer Institute Act, P.L. 244, 75th Congress, was signed by President Franklin…
Senator Matthew Neely proposed legislation offering a $5 million reward for a cancer cure discovery
On Feb. 4, 1927, a decade before the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established, Senator Matthew Neely (D)…
The Institute for Cancer Research was founded
In 1911, the Institute for Cancer Research, now know as the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, was founded….