Brawley OW, Goldberg P. The 50 years' war: The history and outcomes of the National Cancer Act of 1971.
Cancer 2021;
127:4534-4540. [PMID:
34874558 DOI:
10.1002/cncr.34040]
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Abstract
The National Cancer Act of 1971 instigated 50 years of momentum that raised the federal investment in cancer research from $500 million in 1972 to $6.5 billion in 2021. This investment has fueled basic, translational, and clinical research that has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of cancer and our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. It has also affected many other diseases.
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