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Cancer Research Funding in Europe Low Compared With U.S., Survey Finds
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The United States spends seven times more per person on noncommercial cancer research than the 25 member countries of the European Union (EU), far more than previously thought, according to the first survey to analyze cancer research funding across Europe.
"The EU is massively behind," Richard Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the European Cancer Research Managers Forum, which carried out the survey, told a London press conference in March. "This has major implications