Emil J Freireich, a trailblazing oncologist who developed groundbreaking therapies for childhood leukemia, and one of the 60 original members of ASCO, died Feb. 1.
In real time, the Cancer History Project is documenting a growing collection of podcasts in the oncology sphere, focused on oral histories, the history of cancer advocacy, the evolution of treatment, and more.
As we approach the 23rd anniversary of The March, The Cancer Letter archives offer a unique way to reflect on the leadup to—and events of—the day. In October, 1997, The Cancer Letter dedicated the entirety of what was then an 8-page publication to a lengthy analysis of the vision for The March. Then, one year later, those same 8 pages were trained on the event—the speeches, the attendance, the music, and more.
From 1992 to 2008, Ellen Stovall was the president and CEO of NCCS, the oldest survivor-led organization advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans. This video, filmed and produced in 2008, features interviews from NCCS co-founders Dr. Patti Ganz and Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, Dr. Julia Rowland, Dr. Zeke Emanuel, the late General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, and others.
This September, the Cancer History Project is focusing on the evolution of cancer advocacy over the past 50 years. Here are selected archives recognizing and celebrating advocates—and remembering their legacy.
At first glance, the Department of Defense and breast cancer research might not seem like an easy or natural fit.
When the Cancer History Project launched in January, co-editors Otis Brawley and Paul Goldberg laid out a plan to build a lasting resource for the history of oncology (The Cancer Letter, Jan. 8, 2021). It was “the beginning of a process of storytelling.”
On the heels of the National Cancer Act of 1974, then-NCI director Frank Rauscher identifies four more Comprehensive Cancer Centers, bringing the number to 16. Today, there are 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Letter to the editor by Donald L. “Skip” Trump, MD, and Eric T. Rosenthal, coauthors of Centers of the Cancer Universe: A Half-Century of Progress Against Cancer
On April 25, 1991, speaking to the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy opened the National Cancer Act’s 20th anniversary hearing with praise for advances in research, concerns about cancer disparities, and a battle cry: “The War on Cancer is far from won.”
