The National Cancer Act 20 years later: impact as seen by its architects in 1991

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The Impact of The National Cancer Act. 1971-1991. Statements. December 18, 1991.By National Cancer Institute | Feb. 24, 2021

In 1991, NCI recorded impact statements commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the National Cancer Act of 1971—and now this historic document has been digitized and made searchable in the Cancer History Project.

Statements from architects of the National Cancer Act, leaders of NCI, advisors to the institute, and prominent oncologists demonstrate how the field had progressed in the first two decades—from 1971 to 1991.

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