© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 14, 1187-1189,
July 21, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Cancer Research Funding Now Has Many Financial Players
More than 3 decades after the initial ramp-up of federal funding for the nation's War on Cancer, the National Cancer Institute is still the largest single provider of funds for cancer research.
But other financial players in particular, the pharmaceutical industry have steeply increased their cancer research budgets, necessitating, according to a recent report, a reassessment of NCI's "planning and priority setting . . . to ensure that there is overall balance in the national cancer program."
The report, prepared for the National Cancer Policy Board, which addresses national
Broadening Base
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