On Dec. 18, 1992, Taxol (paclitaxel), an anticancer drug extracted from the bark of the Pacific yew, received…
In 1992, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the Pacific Health Research Institute its largest and most enduring…
In 1992, The Indiana University (IU) Cancer Center, now known as the IU Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive…
In 1991, the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive center designation. The…
In 1991, The National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its Five-a-Day program, in partnership with the nonprofit group Produce…
In 1991, the world’s first superconducting cyclotron built to treat cancer was installed at the Gershenson Radiation Oncology…
In 1991, the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey was established at Rutgers, the State University of New…
In 1990, The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) received Comprehensive Cancer Center status from the National Cancer…
In 1990, the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University (CCCWFU) in Winston-Salem received National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive…
In 1990, the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill received…
In 1990, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute received National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive designation. The University of…
On May 22, 1989, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg and his team at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) performed…
On Mar. 3, 1989, carboplatin (Paraplatin), a drug related to cisplatin, was approved by the U.S. Food and…
In 1989, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) initiated mechanism of supplementing research grants to encourage recruitment of minority…
In 1989, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) was founded as a…
In December 1988, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored a workshop to address the standardization of cervical/vaginal cytopathology…
On Mar. 2, 1988, the Landmarks Preservation Board officially designated the Seattle City Light Steam Plant building and…
In 1988, the National Cancer Institute journals Cancer Treatment Reports and Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
In 1988, the International Cancer Information Center (ICIC) now part of the Cancer Information Service, was established within…
In 1988, the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU) at the Anschutz Medical Campus received National Cancer Institute…
In 1986, The University of Michigan Cancer Center was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The University of Michigan…
On Oct. 15, 1987, the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) from the National Cancer Institute…
In 1987, The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, one of the first formal postdoctoral research…
In 1987, the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, now known as the Masonic Cancer Center, received National Cancer…
In 1987, The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. CSHL researchers…
In 1987, the Case Cancer Center (Case CCC) at Case Western Reserve University was both founded and became…
In 1987, the University of Virginia Cancer Center (UVA), now known as the UVA Health Cancer Center, received…
On Oct. 18, 1986, the Moffitt Cancer Center was dedicated. The center was established in 1981 by the…
In 1986, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Division of Injury Epidemiology and…
In 1986, the University of Michigan Cancer Center received National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation. The Rogel Cancer Center…