...Nation's health needs. Quoting the President's 1971 state of the Union statement that "The time has come when the same kind of concentrated effort that split...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease," this material outlines research progress and future opportunities as the base for the current effort...

...into law the National Cancer Act of 1971 and by his 1971 state of the Union message where he said : "The same kind of concentrated effort that split the...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease." Cancer kills someone in the United States every iy2 minutes. In 1974, 1,310,000 Americans will be cancer...

...into law the National Cancer Act of 1971 and by his 1971 state of the Union message where he said : "The same kind of concentrated effort that split the...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease." Cancer kills someone in the United States every iy2 minutes. In 1974, 1,310,000 Americans will be cancer...

...In 1971 the United States declared war on cancer with the following statement from President Nixon: "The time has come in America when the same kind of...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease." In that year 337,000 people died of cancer, and about $250 million was spent on cancer research. Since...

...forces behind the initiative. In his January 1971 State of the Union speech, President Nixon announced: The time has come in America when the same kind of...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease [cancer]. Let us make a total national commitment to achieve this goal.9 After a circuitous political...

...Nixon embraced the cause. In his State of the Union Message in late January 1971 the president proposed an extra $100 million to launch an intensive campaign...conquering this dread disease. Let us make a total commitment to achieve this goal.27 Passage of the proposal by the Senate was not a forgone conclusion,...

...during his Stare of the Union address: "The time has come in America, when the same kind of concentrared effort that split the atom and took man to the moon...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease." Newsweek wrore the following month: "Despire the picture of almost untelieved gloom projecred by the...

...duting his Stare of the Union address: "The time has come in Ametica, when the same kind of concentrared effort that split the atom and took man to the moon should be turned toward conqueting this dread disease." Newsweck wrore the following month: "Despire the picture of almost...

...State of the Union message, he launched the war on cancer, telling his countrymen, "The time has come when the same kind of concentrated effort that split...should be turned toward conquering this dread disease." Fighting cancer was like supporting motherhood and apple pie. Every American had a friend or relative...

...recommended by the World Health Organisation in 1966, and by President Nixon in his appeal in 1971 for 'the same kind of concentrated effort that split the atom and took man to the moon, to be turned towards conquering cancer'. Vast sums were spent on such cancer centres in the United...