In 1971, the “War on Cancer” was launched by the US government to cure cancer by the 200-year anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, 1976. This article briefly looks back at the progress that has been made in cancer research and compares progress made in other areas of human affliction. While progress has indeed been made, the battle continues to rage on
Building on years of basic scientific discovery, recent advances in the fields of cancer genetics an...
Despite decades of basic and clinical research and trials of promising new therapies, can-cer remain...
Only about one third of the approximately 80 drugs currently used to treat cancer had been approved ...
In 1971, the “War on Cancer” was launched by the US government to cure cancer by the 200-year annive...
The wars of the 20th century have caused stagnation, triumph, and progress towards curing cancer. Ea...
AbstractThe ‘war on cancer’ arose from a toxic combination. A socialite with powerful friends and a ...
In 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer by signing the National Cancer Act. Ho...
Since the "War on Cancer" was declared in 1971, the United States alone has expended some $300 billi...
The content of this article has been reviewed by independent peer reviewers to ensure that it is bal...
BACKGROUND: The success of the "war on cancer" initiated in 1971 continues to be debated, with trend...
The incidence of cancer in the United States and other major industrialized nations has escalated to...
there will be more than ten million documented new cases of cancer next year. Since 1971 according t...
A generally-held beliefby both the medical profession and the lay public is that therapeutic medici...
Some 40 years ago a metaphor was posed that cancer was such an insidious adversary that a declaratio...
Cancer is a civil war raging within the body. When the malig-nant forces overwhelm normal tissue, re...
Building on years of basic scientific discovery, recent advances in the fields of cancer genetics an...
Despite decades of basic and clinical research and trials of promising new therapies, can-cer remain...
Only about one third of the approximately 80 drugs currently used to treat cancer had been approved ...
In 1971, the “War on Cancer” was launched by the US government to cure cancer by the 200-year annive...
The wars of the 20th century have caused stagnation, triumph, and progress towards curing cancer. Ea...
AbstractThe ‘war on cancer’ arose from a toxic combination. A socialite with powerful friends and a ...
In 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon declared war on cancer by signing the National Cancer Act. Ho...
Since the "War on Cancer" was declared in 1971, the United States alone has expended some $300 billi...
The content of this article has been reviewed by independent peer reviewers to ensure that it is bal...
BACKGROUND: The success of the "war on cancer" initiated in 1971 continues to be debated, with trend...
The incidence of cancer in the United States and other major industrialized nations has escalated to...
there will be more than ten million documented new cases of cancer next year. Since 1971 according t...
A generally-held beliefby both the medical profession and the lay public is that therapeutic medici...
Some 40 years ago a metaphor was posed that cancer was such an insidious adversary that a declaratio...
Cancer is a civil war raging within the body. When the malig-nant forces overwhelm normal tissue, re...
Building on years of basic scientific discovery, recent advances in the fields of cancer genetics an...
Despite decades of basic and clinical research and trials of promising new therapies, can-cer remain...
Only about one third of the approximately 80 drugs currently used to treat cancer had been approved ...
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