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During the first 30 years of the 20th century, America became a safer and healthier place. Living conditions improved, causing many diseases to almost disappear. One exception to this pattern was cancer, and in 1937 Congress established the National Cancer Institute.
在20世紀(jì)前30年里，美國(guó)成為一個(gè)更安全更健康的國(guó)家。人民生活水平提高了，許多疾病也差不多銷聲匿跡了。唯一的例外就是癌癥。1937年國(guó)會(huì)成立了國(guó)家癌癥研究所。
By 1970, cancer had become the nation's second leading cause of death. Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough sought to make its conquest a national priority. He led a group of medical experts, cancer advocates, and business leaders who explored the issue. They became commonly known as the "Yarborough Commission."
到1970年，癌癥是造成人口死亡的第二大原因。德克薩斯州參議員拉爾夫力圖倡導(dǎo)國(guó)家大力抗擊癌癥。他還專門成立了小組來探討這個(gè)問題，成員包括醫(yī)療專家、癌癥倡導(dǎo)者以及商人領(lǐng)袖。
The Yarborough Report became the blueprint for the National Cancer Act, which was signed into law in 1971 by President Richard Nixon. The National Cancer Act provided additional funding for the National Cancer Institute, establishing 15 new cancer research centers, local cancer control programs, and an international cancer data research bank.
理查德·尼克松總統(tǒng)于1971年簽署了國(guó)家癌癥法案，這條法案的藍(lán)圖就是 Yarborough 報(bào)告。國(guó)家癌癥法案為國(guó)家癌癥研究所提供了專項(xiàng)資金，并成立15處新的研究中心，地方癌癥控制項(xiàng)目以及國(guó)際癌癥研究資料庫(kù)。
Its passage received a boost when popular columnist Ann Landers encouraged a flood of mail from her readers, urging representatives to vote for the bill. The goal for a simple cure for cancer remains elusive. But scientific knowledge about cancer continues to grow. New techniques for detection, diagnosis, and treatment are constantly emerging, as a result of efforts of Congress and the American people.
安·蘭德斯是一位廣受歡迎的專欄女作家，她鼓勵(lì)讀者們以郵件的方式強(qiáng)烈要求眾議院投票支持，這推動(dòng)了法案的通過。但對(duì)癌癥患者進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單的治療遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠。不過人類對(duì)癌癥的科學(xué)知識(shí)在不斷增長(zhǎng)，新的檢查、診斷和治療方法也在不斷涌現(xiàn)，這些都是國(guó)會(huì)和美國(guó)人民一起努力的結(jié)果。
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