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Jan 1, 2020 · In fact, a “War on Cancer” was launched in 1971, when President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act into law. The aim of this legislation, which greatly increased funding for cancer research, was nothing short of the eradication of cancer.
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
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- 127, Issue24
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.
Mar 4, 2022 · When President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act on Dec. 23, 1971, he declared war on cancer. A half-century later, debate over what constitutes victory continues, said Dr. Robin W. Scheffler during a recent NIH Biomedical History Lecture.
Dec 23, 2021 · Fifty years ago today, President Richard Nixon officially declared war on cancer. In signing the National Cancer Act and increasing funding for cancer research in 1971, Nixon said with...
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Tomorrow, December 23, marks four decades since President Nixon put his pen to paper and signed into law the National Cancer Act of 1971, which marks one of the most important and imperishable legacies of his Administration.
