National Cancer Act of 1971
- National Cancer Act of 1971
The National Cancer Act of 1971, dubbed the "War on Cancer" [cite web | url=http://dtp.nci.nih.gov/timeline/noflash/milestones/M4_Nixon.htm | title=Summary of the National Cancer Act at the National Cancer Institute website] , is a United States federal law enacted in 1971. The act was intended "to amend the Public Health Service Act so as to strengthen the National Cancer Institute in order more effectively to carry out the national effort against cancer". [cite web | url=http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/national-cancer-act-1971/allpages | title=Text of the National Cancer Act at the National Cancer Institute website] It was signed into law by then U.S. President Richard Nixon on December 23, 1971. [cite web | url=http://legislative.cancer.gov/history/phsa/1971 | title=Summary of the National Cancer Act at the National Institutes of Health website]
Progress in the war on cancer
Though there has been significant progress in the biological understanding of and treatment of certain cancers since the inception of the National Cancer Act of 1971, cancer remains a major cause of death nearly four decades later. [cite web |author=Sharon Begley | url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/157548 |title=Rethinking the War on Cancer |format= |date=2008-09-15 | work=Newsweek |accessdate=2008-10-09]
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
National Cancer Institute — The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S. National Cancer Program and… … Wikipedia
National Cancer Institute — Logo des National Cancer Institute Das National Cancer Institute (NCI) ist ein US amerikanisches Krebsforschungszentrum. Es ist Teil der National Institutes of Health (NIH), die wiederum eine Behörde des United States Department of Health and… … Deutsch Wikipedia
War on Cancer — National Cancer Act of 1971, excerpt The War on Cancer refers to the effort to find a cure for cancer by increased research to improve the understanding of cancer biology and the development of more effective cancer treatments, such as targeted… … Wikipedia
War on Cancer — War on Cancer, auf deutsch Krieg gegen den Krebs, war im Jahr 1971 eine Initiative von US Präsident Richard Nixon mit dem Ziel, innerhalb der nächsten 25 Jahren eine Heilmöglichkeit für die Krankheit Krebs zu finden. Geschichte Ausschnitt aus dem … Deutsch Wikipedia
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Infobox Hospital Name = PAGENAME Location = Houston State = Texas Country = United States HealthCare = Private Type = Specialist Speciality = Cancer Standards = Emergency = Level I Trauma Center Affiliation = Baylor College of Medicine,… … Wikipedia
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Geography Location Houston, Texas, United States Organization … Wikipedia
National Institute of Mental Health — Agency overview Formed April 14, 1949 Headquarters Bethesda, Maryland, U.S … Wikipedia
National Film Board of Canada — logo Abbreviation NFB Formation 1939 … Wikipedia
Cancer — For other uses, see Cancer (disambiguation). Cancer Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
National Institute on Drug Abuse — The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a United States federal government research institute whose mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. [1] Contents 1 History … Wikipedia
