National Cancer Center
National Cancer Center Information
Greeting
Objective of Founding
Chronology of Events
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Hospital East
Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening
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Second Term Comprehensive 10-year Strategy for Cancer Control
Training Program for foreign doctors
Access Map
Facility Guide

Chronology of Events


Year Date Event

1961
February,16 Established Planning Office for establishment of a National Cancer Center
1962 January, 1 Established National Cancer Center
1962 February, 1 Appointed President Takeo Tamiya and other key personnel National Cancer Center at the time of establishment
National Cancer Center at the time of establishment
1962 May, 23 Opened Hospital
1963 June, 28 Held inauguration ceremony
1963 July, 29 Installed NEAC 2010 computer
1964 March, 30 Completed library
1964 April, 1 Appointed President Yoshisato Hiki
1966 April, 1 Started training courses (domestic, overseas)
1967 September, 30 Completed central diagnosis building
1969 November, 1 Started resident system
1970 September, 21 Appointed President Kempo Tsukamoto
1970 October, 1 Established WHO Collaborating Center for Evaluation of Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment of Stomach Cancer

1974 September, 1 Appointed President Waro Nakahara
1976 February, 16 Appointed President Shichiro Ishikawa
1976 March, 29 Completed hospital buildings Hospital building completed in 1978
Hospital building completed in 1978
1976 December, 1 Introduced on-line literature search system (JOIS)
1978 Februray, 20 Completed Outpatient Clinic building

1981 April, 1 Introduced Common Use Hospital Information System (SHIS)
1981 August, 26 Established WHO Collaborating Center for Tobacco and Health Program
1981 September, 25 Completed new Research Institute building New Research Institute building completed in 1981
New Research Institute building completed in 1981
1984 July, 1 Appointed President Takashi Sugimura
1985 August, 31 Completed International Lecture Hall of the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
1986 February, 1 Approved as a special health and medical institution with highly advanced medical services
1988 March, 29 Approved as a hospital designed to offer clinical training and instruction to foreign doctors and dentists (Hospital)
1989 March, 24 Inaugurated Ethics Committee
1989 March, 25 Completed Outpatient Building Annex
1990 June, 1 Started chief resident system

1992 January, 1 Appointed President Keiichi Suemasu
1992 July, 1 Opend National Cancer Center Hospital East Hospital East and Research Institute East
Hospital East and Research Institute East
1992 July, 1 Renamed National Cancer Center Hospital
1993 August, 26 Approved as a hospital designed to offer clinical training and instruction to foreign doctors and dentists (Hospital East)
1993 September, 1 Approved as advanced medical hospital with highly advanced medical facilities (Hospital)
1994 April, 1 Appointed President Kaoru Abe
1994 April, 1 Opened National Cancer Center Research Institute East
1994 April, 1 Introduced Cancer Information Network system between Tsukiji Campus and Kashiwa Campus
1994 December, 1 Installed supercompuer
1995 February, 7 Started total support system for cancer diagnosis and therapy
1997 March, 14 Completed proton treatment facility
1998 October, 31 Completed new Hospital building New Hospital building completed in 1998
New Hospital building completed in 1998
1999 January, 4 Opened new Hospital building
1999 April, 1 Appointed President Masaaki Terada

2001 March, 21 Completed medical genomics building
2002 February, 6 Completed new management building
2002 April, 1 Appointed President Tadao Kakizoe



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