There is arguably no pair of oncology’s founders more famous than James Holland, longtime chairman of the Acute Leukemia Group B (ALGB), and Jimmie Holland, the founder of psycho-oncology.
Donald Pinkel, the founding medical director of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, died March 9. He was 95. An obituary by Tim Wendel, lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, who interviewed Pinkel for his book Cancer Crossings, appears here. An obituary by Mary Pinkel, Donald Pinkel’s daughter, appears here.
This March, the Cancer History Project is commemorating the legacies of women in oncology during Women’s History Month.
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.
