© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 17, 1289-1290,
September 5, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
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Two British Cancer Charities May Join Forces
The British Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Europes largest independent cancer research institute, will celebrate its centennial next year. But it may not be the ICRF for much longer. It is expected to merge with the countrys second biggest cancer charity, the Cancer Research Campaign. The new organization, assuming it comes into being, will almost certainly assume a new name.
Although the merger has not been finalized, the two organizations said in a joint statement that "a merger could bring real benefit to cancer research and to