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Nixon Era Cancer Crusade Expands Research Efforts
The Nixon administration accelerates the national cancer program with $44 million in construction grants to 17 U.S. medical centers. The NCI oversees a $500 million annual drive for detection, prevention and treatment, funding contracts like Litton Bionetics at Fort Detrick and planning international data sharing and cooperative efforts with state agencies, Japan, Europe and the Soviet Union.
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U.S
The
Cancer Institute
NCI
George Jay
New Mexico
Detrick
National Institutes of Health
Litton Bionetics Inc
Litton Industries, Inc
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Litton
Gio Gori
ECI
Japan
Europe
Ft. Detrick
Soviet Union
China