© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 7, 584-585,
April 7, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Will Spain's First National Cancer Center Boost Research?
Few countries in Europe have faced as rapid a transition as Spain. Within a couple of decades the formerly autocratic regime has developed into a flourishing and prosperous modern democracy. However, when it comes to science and biomedical research, Spain has not yet reached its full potential. But there are signs of progress.
With the creation of the first National Cancer Center, the CNIO (Centro Nacional de
Investigaciones Oncologicas, Carlos III), Spain, it seems, is on its way to overcoming an image
of a country that
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