title: The War on Cancer rages on.
abstract: In 1971, the "War on Cancer" was launched by the US government to cure cancer by the 200-year anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, 1976. This article briefly looks back at the progress that has been made in cancer research and compares progress made in other areas of human affliction. While progress has indeed been made, the battle continues to rage on.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology & Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2200, USA. alnawaz@umich.edu
authors.forename: Alnawaz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rehemtulla
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D035081:Editorial Policies; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States