title: The human costs of cancer and the response of the National Cancer Program.
abstract: The three foundations of the National Cancer Program are basic research, clinical trials (in prevention and treatment), and cancer centers. These foundations have supported a great deal of progress against cancer over the past 20 years. Nevertheless, a number of challenges remain, and continued progress will depend on the speed with which research advances can be translated into practical realities. Poverty is a risk factor for cancer incidence and mortality. Thus, a lack of access to the technologies generated by the National Cancer Program can be a force for bringing about differential burdens of cancer in underserved populations.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Broder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States