Dr. Audrey E. Evans, emeritus professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania and the first chief of the Division of Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, died peacefully at her home on Sept. 29, surrounded by loved ones. She was 97.
The National Cancer Act produced a massive influx of funding for a viral oncology program at NCI.
According to the NCI study, the number of people who live outside the catchment areas of NCI-designated cancer centers is estimated at about 40 million. According to the AACI-Jefferson study, the number of people who live outside catchment areas of the AACI member cancer centers is estimated at about 25 million.
The Russian war against Ukraine continues with no end in sight.
Oct. 3 was Monica M. Bertagnolli’s first day on the job as the 16th director of the National Cancer Institute.
Nicholas Vogelzang, MD, 72, an internationally recognized oncologist who dedicated his professional life to researching and treating genitourinary cancers as well as mesothelioma, died on Sept. 20.
In 1974 Betty Ford announced publicly that she underwent treatment for breast cancer and received a radical mastectomy. Her announcement was unusual at the time—and unprecedented for an occupant of the White House.
As Hurricane Ian approached Florida and meteorologists predicted landfall near the Tampa Bay area, cancer hospitals in the area prepared for the worst—a direct hit by a Category 4 storm.
With Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida on Sept. 28 as a Category 4 storm, the Cancer History Project has compiled a collection of past articles about the impact of hurricanes on cancer care—as well as the partnerships and leadership that are essential when disaster strikes.
Henrietta Lacks, a mother of five, received cervical cancer treatment from Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951. At the time, Hopkins was one of few hospitals that treated Black patients like Lacks.
