Roswell Park, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering: The cancer centers that set the model for a nation

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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:

Candace Johnson
President and CEO, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Peter WT Pisters 
President, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Craig B. Thompson
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


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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 The objective is to assemble a robust collection of historical documents and make them freely available.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.

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