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Histories, interviews, and primary sources from the archives of oncology. A project by @TheCancerLetter.

Read Michael Link’s 2012 ASCO Presidential Address: “Collaborating to Conquer Cancer: Lessons from Our Children.” #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth cancerhistoryproject.com/primary-source…


Appearing on the Cancer History Project Podcast, Michael P. Link discussed his career in pediatric oncology, his 2011-2012 @ASCO presidential term, and voiced concerns about what he’s seeing in oncology today. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/michae…


Over the course of his career, Michael Link has seen a childhood cancer cure rate increase from a mere 40% to closer to 90%. But he’s concerned about how the field of oncology is being impacted today. #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth open.spotify.com/episode/6M1WjE…


In honor of #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, Michael Link revisits what drew him to pediatric oncology, his auspicious mentors, his 2011-2012 ASCO Presidential term—and his concerns about what he’s seeing in oncology today. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/michae…


Mielcarek (@fredhutch): "[Rainer Storb]'s very proud of having had uninterrupted NIH funding from his early days. It’s taxpayer dollars, so he feels a sense of responsibility, that the public deserves to hear what came out of the research." cancerhistoryproject.com/people/two-lif…


Rainer Storb (@fredhutch): Six decades of bone marrow transplant breakthroughs. “His CV has more pages than almost any of you have papers.” cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…


“I always give the joke that our first date was over a bottle of Adriamycin in the exam room, which sounds somewhat peculiar, but that was the truth,” said Rick Pazdur (@FDAOncology). cancerhistoryproject.com/article/rick-a…


Mary Pazdur credited her career as an oncology nurse with preparing her for her cancer diagnosis: "The silver lining is you learn a lot of existential lessons about living and dying when you’re almost too young to learn those things." cancerhistoryproject.com/article/rick-a…


In 1999, @FDAOncology's Rick Pazdur went in for a “perfunctory” final interview at FDA. Mary decided to wait and have a quick cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant—Hooters. Five hours later, infamously, Mary was still waiting. cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

CancerHistProj's tweet image. In 1999, @FDAOncology's Rick Pazdur went in for a “perfunctory” final interview at FDA. Mary decided to wait and have a quick cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant—Hooters. Five hours later, infamously, Mary was still waiting. 
cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope” A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

CancerHistProj's tweet image. Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology
cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…

Lesley Tinker: “Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the attitude in science was different. You were encouraged to study everything in men because it was less complicated.” cancerhistoryproject.com/article/womens…


Rick and Mary Pazdur were an oncology power couple. Then Mary was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. "The silver lining is you learn a lot of existential lessons about living and dying when you’re almost too young to learn those things," she said. cancerhistoryproject.com/article/rick-a…


Since 1991, the Women’s Health Initiative has saved lives, cut costs, and fostered team science. Explore the initiative's history with a new article by @fredhutch, and a timeline of historical coverage cancerletter.com/in-the-archive…


“I became wildly passionate about DCIS. I thought about it all the time,” Melvin Silverstein said on the Cancer History Project Podcast. “I thought about it when I went to sleep.” cancerhistoryproject.com/article/melvin…


This month on the Cancer History Project Podcast: Melvin J. Silverstein (@KeckMedicineUSC) on DCIS, breast cancer surgery, and building the first free-standing breast center. #bcsm cancerhistoryproject.com/article/melvin…


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