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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on May 26, 2009
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2009 101(11):777-779; doi:10.1093/jnci/djp153
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Psychosocial Oncology Research Faces Uncertain Future in UK

Kate Travis

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In November, the cancer charity Cancer Research UK announced its research strategy for the next 5 years. Included in it are goals to increase research on the early diagnosis of cancer; invest more in research on radiotherapy and surgery; and devote more research to cancers of the lung, pancreas, and esophagus. But for some researchers, the strategy is notable for what it doesn't include: Cancer Research UK has decided to discontinue funding research in several areas it has long supported, including psychosocial oncology.

The decision has "created seismic shockwaves" throughout the psychosocial oncology research community, said Lesley Fallowfield, Ph.D., director of the Cancer Research UK Sussex Psychosocial Oncology Group at the University of Sussex. At the same time, it means that she and her colleagues have to start looking for new funding in an uncertain economy. "With . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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