As guest editor of the Cancer History Project during Black History Month, Robert A. Winn, director of VCU Massey Cancer Center, chose to focus on the contributions of Black doctors and scientists to the development of oncology.
Join the Cancer History Project for a discussion of the evolution of the health equity movement: A Black History Month panel Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.
The Cancer History Project’s podcast will provide a collection of oral histories and interviews with the people who have shaped oncology as we know it.
As we begin our coverage of Black History Month, we invite you to revisit our coverage from last year.
“I think we have to be thoughtful about our expectations and not overpromise because the next steps may take longer for us than, say, the rapid development of anti–PD-1 therapies,” Jedd D. Wolchok said.
The Cancer History Project archives the histories of each of its contributing institutions, whether through profiles of institutions, interactive timeline, photo galleries, and more.
In 1999, NCI recorded an oral history with Paul Marks, president and chief executive officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1980-1999. Marks died April 28, 2021, at the age of 93.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act, President Biden thanked “the limitless ingenuity of the world’s finest nurses, physicians, and researchers.” Few better exemplify this ingenuity than Fox Chase’s Beatrice Mintz, whose obituary is published in this week’s issue. The Cancer History Project commemorates both this anniversary and the legacy of Beatrice Mintz.
On Dec. 9, 1971, Benno C. Schmidt delivered a speech that sets the stage for the new era slated to begin exactly two weeks later, on Dec. 23, with the signing of the National Cancer Act by President Nixon.
Spotlight article Video: Nixon National Cancer Conference Kicks OffBy Richard Nixon Foundation | Dec. 8, 2021 On Dec. 23, 1971, in the East Room of the White House, describing it as something akin to a Christmas gift to the American people, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971. “We are here today […]
