Addressing the growing international challenge of cancer: A multinational perspective

Science Translational Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 175, 2013, Pages

  Varmus, Harold ^a   Kumar, Harpal S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875145218     PISSN: 19466234     EISSN: 19466242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3005899     Document Type: Review

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