ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, pɹˈɛzɪdənt hwˈɑːn dˈɛmoʊstˌiːnz ɚɹoʊsmˈiːnə ɐ fɪzˈɪʃən, kənsˈiːvd ðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɹˌeɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ɐn ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd tə tɹˈiːt kˈænsɚ.
In 1936, President Juan Demóstenes Arosemena (a physician), conceived the creation of the National Radiologic Institute, an institution dedicated to treat cancer.