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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005 97(19):1400-1401; doi:10.1093/jnci/dji353
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© 2005 Oxford University Press

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Global Player in Cancer Research: IARC Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

Sabine Steimle

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In 1965, France, Germany, the United States, Italy, and the United Kingdom spearheaded an effort to create the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which formally came into existence by a resolution of the 18th World Health Assembly. "Only little was known about cancer and its causes in those days, and with the creation of the IARC, the World Health Organization officially recognized cancer as a public health issue," said Andreas Ullrich, M.D., officer for cancer control at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The agency celebrated its 40th anniversary in May. Now, 300 researchers and administrative personnel . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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