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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(20):1711-1712; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.20.1711
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 20, 1711-1712, October 20, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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ECCO 10: Quality-of-Life Issues Bumped Into the Spotlight

Margaret Willson

The 9,000 delegates at the Federation of European Cancer Societies conference, "ECCO 10," held in Vienna, Austria this year, left with three clear messages:

• Researchers should make the most of existing modalities of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

• Cracking the human genetic code will surely lead to a revolution in cancer treatment.

• Realistically, that revolution is still a distant dream.

The latter message means a shift in perspective from treating the tumor to treating the patient and it introduced . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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