Search results
On December 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law. This was the end of a long political process and the beginning of another.
This legislation was an amendment to the Public Health Service Act of 1944 and represented the US commitment to what President Nixon described as the “war on cancer,” which had become the nation’s second leading cause of death by 1970.
May 25, 2021 · By the time President Richard M. Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law on December 23, 1971, cancer had become the nation’s second leading cause of death; only about one of two people diagnosed with cancer survived at least 5 years—compared to two of three people diagnosed with the disease today. 1 Throughout the decade ...
Dec 7, 2021 · On December 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law. This was the end of a long political process and the beginning of another.
- Otis W. Brawley MD, MACP, Paul Goldberg BA
- 07 December 2021
- 2
- 127, Issue24
Oct 1, 2011 · In 1971, US President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law and so launched his war on cancer. It was shortly after the first man walked on the moon and Americans' faith in technology led to the feeling that anything, even an end to cancer, was possible.
Dec 23, 2011 · On December 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon sat down to sign the National Cancer Act, beginning what became known as the war on cancer. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT RICHARD...
People also ask
Who signed the National Cancer Act of 1971?
How did the National Cancer Act affect cancer research?
What did the 'war on cancer' enact?
What was President Nixon's second supplemental appropriation bill?
What was the most important achievement of the National Cancer Act?
Why did the National Cancer Advisory Board appoint a director?
Jul 31, 2013 · On December 23, 1971 President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 into legislation, consequently launching the national War on Cancer. President Nixon supported cancer research throughout his presidency into his years as elder statesman.
