Richard Edelson began his career at NCI, where he was training to become a cancer immunologist.
Franklyn Prendergast, emeritus professor of biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, was the first Black director of an NCI-designated cancer center.
When Ashani Weeraratna began her career as a trainee at Johns Hopkins in the 1990s, she was part of a team that conducted research in a grocery store-turned-laboratory.
Mary Lasker was surprised when, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson called her at home and asked whether she would accept the job of U.S. ambassador to Finland.
At 75, Chris Lundy is one of the longest living recipients of a bone marrow transplant.
In addition to publishing out-of-print books in oncology, the Cancer History Project highlights new books on the history of the field.
Richard A. Rettig’s “Cancer Crusade: The Story of the National Cancer Act of 1971” is a peerless book, a comprehensive history of the buildup to and enactment of the landmark law that focused the U.S. government’s efforts to cure cancer.
The Cancer History Project’s mission includes publishing books that tell the story of oncology and the shaping of its culture.
By the end of World War I, the use of chemical weapons had resulted in over one million casualties on both sides, including many disabled and wounded. Through a series of unintended events, these chemical weapons set in motion discoveries that led to the development of chemotherapy.
Susan Love, breast oncologist, founder of the breast cancer advocacy movement, and chief visionary officer of the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research, died July 2.
