congress passed legislation to fund the national cancer institute on august 5, 1937.
congress passed legislation to fund the national cancer institute on august 5, 1937.
when did congress passes legislation to fund the national cancer institute?
august 5 , 1937
the nci supports a nationwide network of 71 nci-designated cancer centers with a dedicated focus on cancer research and treatment and maintains the national clinical trials network.









































section::::history.









































section::::history.:timeline.









































bullet::::- august 5, 1937 — president franklin d. roosevelt signed into law the national cancer institute act (pub. law 75-244; 50 stat. 559), which established the national cancer institute, as a division of the public health service.









































bullet::::- 1940 — the first issue of the journal of the national cancer institute was published.
national cancer institute
bullet::::- 1986: "cancer treatment symposia" merged with "national cancer institute monograph", which is renamed "nci monographs" ()









































bullet::::- 1988: "journal of the national cancer institute" absorbs "cancer treatment reports"









































bullet::::- 1990: "nci monographs" renamed "journal of the national cancer institute monographs" ()









































bullet::::- 1996: oxford university press starts to take over "journal of the national cancer institute" and "journal of the national cancer institute monographs" over a period of roughly five years









































section::::abstracting and indexing.









































"jnci" is indexed and abstracted in:
journal of the national cancer institute