title: Striving to improve outcomes in oncology: unmet expectations in a complex disease.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute.
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D052138:Genes, Neoplasm; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D016896:Treatment Outcome