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The Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer Program of the NCI National Cancer Program¹

Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20014

In November 1974, in response to a mandate in the revised National Cancer Act of 1974, a plan was introduced for the formation of a Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer Program. Dr. Frank J. Rauscher, Director of the National Cancer Institute, selected a group of scientists who defined the goals of the program and recommended the appointment of a program director and of an advisory committee. These recommendations were accepted, and an Advisory Committee, reflecting a cross-section of scientific expertise, has been selected. To recommend a well-balanced program, it will be necessary for the Advisory Committee to assess the current state of the art of nutrition in cancer etiology and therapy and to be apprised of current opportunities, needs, and resources. Toward this end, a literature survey project has been initiated and two specialized workshops have been held.

¹ Text of a presentation to the National Cancer Advisory Board, July 16, 1975. Included in the Proceedings of the Conference on Nutrition in the Causation of Cancer, held May 19 to 22, 1975, Key Biscayne, Fla.