1974
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CANCERLINE, a national database of published cancer research established.
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FDA approves doxorubicin, an anti-tumor antibiotic from Streptomyces bacteria.
1975 Methods developed to identify and sequence DNA fragments.
1976
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Cancer Information Service (1-800-4-CANCER) opened.
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Interleukin-2 discovered.
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First human proto-oncogenes discovered.
1977 First national cancer patient education program founded (I Can Cope).
