Breast cancer activism: Past lessons, future directions

Nature Reviews Cancer

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-230

  Lerner, Barron H ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RALOXIFENE; TAMOXIFEN; TRASTUZUMAB;

ACTIVISM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUTUROLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ECONOMICS; HISTORY; MASS MEDIUM; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLITICS;

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LOBBYING; MASS MEDIA; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); RESEARCH SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036513571     PISSN: 1474175X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrc744     Document Type: Review

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