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- Title
The 50 years' war: The history and outcomes of the National Cancer Act of 1971.
- Authors
Brawley, Otis W.; Goldberg, Paul
- Abstract
The National Cancer Act of 1971 instigated 50 years of momentum that raised the federal investment in cancer research from $500 million in 1972 to $6.5 billion in 2021. This investment has fueled basic, translational, and clinical research that has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of cancer and our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. It has also affected many other diseases.
- Subjects
NATIONAL Cancer Institute (U.S.); CANCER prognosis; MEDICAL research; CANCER research; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 2021, Vol 127, Issue 24, p4534
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cncr.34040