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.
Radiation oncologist William Blackstock died from his long battle with prostate cancer June 18. He was 60.
NCI has contributed the 2017-2022 annual issues of Milestones, an annual magazine from NCI’s Center for Cancer Research, to the Cancer History Project.
Bill Nelson, director of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is conducting a series of interviews commemorating the cancer center’s 50th anniversary.
