The Cancer History Project announces its first panel
Fifty years after Congress passed the National Cancer Act of 1971, establishing the effort to tackle cancer as a national priority, Cancer History Project co-editor Otis Brawley sits down with the directors of America’s first three comprehensive cancer centers to discuss the history, achievements, goals, and future directions of NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Join Otis Brawley in discussion with directors from the three centers that shaped the NCI Cancer Centers Program as model comprehensive centers:
President and CEO, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
President, MD Anderson Cancer Center
President and CEO, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thursday, July 29, 5:30-7:30pm ET / 4:30-6:40pm CT
Free virtual event, register here
Recent contributions
Video: Ewing Sarcoma Patient Receives Bionic Bone
By The University of Kansas Cancer Center | June 10, 2021
People: Barton Kamen: A “Grand” Illusion
By Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey | June 8, 2021
Institutions: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Outpatient Clinic to Open – Jan. 19, 2001
By Seattle Cancer Care Alliance | June 7, 2021
This column features the latest posts to the Cancer History Project by our growing list of contributors.
The Cancer History Project is a free, web-based, collaborative resource intended to mark the 50th anniversary of the National Cancer Act and designed to continue in perpetuity. The objective is to assemble a robust collection of historical documents and make them freely available.
Access to the Cancer History Project is open to the public at CancerHistoryProject.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at @CancerHistProj.
Is your institution a contributor to the Cancer History Project? Eligible institutions include cancer centers, advocacy groups, professional societies, pharmaceutical companies, and key organizations in oncology.
To apply to become a contributor, please contact admin@cancerhistoryproject.com.
