Background
Fink, Diane Joanne was born on July 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Fink, Diane Joanne was born on July 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1957; Doctor of Medicine Stanford University, 1960.
Rotating intern, then resident in internal medicine, Kaiser Foundation Hospital, San Francisco, 1960-1963;
resident in internal medicine, then research associate immunohematology, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Francisco, 1963-1966;
chief oncology section, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1969-1971;
staff physician charge cancer chemotherapy section, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1966-1969;
chairman tumor board, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1967-1971;
executive secretary, principal investigator cancer chemotherapy group, Pacific VA, 1966-1971;
program director chemotherapy, division cancer research resources and centers, National Institute Cancer, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1971-1973;
chief treatment branch, then associate director cancer control, cancer control program, National Institute Cancer, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1973-1974;
director division cancer control and rehabilitation, 1974-1979;
associate director, National Cancer Institute, 1979-1981;
vice president, American Cancer Society, since 1981. Member of faculty University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1967-1971, assistant clinical professor medicine, 1969-1971. Chairman United States delegate United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Exchange CancerControl/Cancer Centers.
Member expert advisory panel on cancer World Health Organization, since 1977. Chairman Data Encryption Standard task force Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1978. Chairman asbestos education task force Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1978.
Member American Association Cancer Research, American Association Cancer Education, American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Hematology.
Daughter of Roman John and Mary Frances (Obrzut) Paluszek. (widow); children— Laura, Janice.