title: Cancer research in India: national priorities, global results.
abstract: Over the past 20 years, cancer research in India has grown in size and impact. Clinicians, scientists, and government and state policy makers in India have championed cancer research, from studies to achieve low-tech, large-scale health outcomes to some of the most advanced areas of fundamental cancer science. In this paper, we frame public policy discussions about cancer with use of an in-depth analysis of research publications from India. Cancer research in India is a complex environment that needs to balance public policy across many competing agendas. We identify major needs across these environments such as those for increased research capacity and training and protected time for clinical researchers; for more support from states and enhanced collaborative funding programmes from government; for development of national infrastructures across a range of domains (ie, clinical trials, tissue banking, registries, etc); and for a streamlined and rational regulatory environment. We also discuss improvements that should be made to translate research into improvements in cancer outcomes and public health.
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Institute of Cancer Policy, King's Health Partners Cancer Centre, London, UK. Electronic address: richard.sullivan@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Badwe
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Goura K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
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authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pramesh
authors.affiliation: Cancer Institute Adayar, Chennai, India.
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authors.lastname: Shanta
authors.affiliation: Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Raghunadharao
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authors.lastname: Digumarti
authors.affiliation: Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Suresh C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Kidwai Memorial, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Lokesh
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authors.lastname: Viswanath
authors.affiliation: St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Arun
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authors.lastname: Shet
authors.affiliation: Kidwai Memorial, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Manavalan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Institute of Cancer Policy, King's Health Partners Cancer Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Grant
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authors.lastname: Lewison
authors.affiliation: Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Mammen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandy
authors.affiliation: Cipla Palliative Care and Training Centre, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Priyadarshini
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Regional Cancer Centre, Bikaner, India.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bardia
authors.affiliation: Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Shaleen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarin
authors.affiliation: Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebastian
authors.affiliation: South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Preet K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Centre for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Preetha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rajaraman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, USA.
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Trimble
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Institute of Cancer Policy, King's Health Partners Cancer Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Vijaykumar
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Institute of Cancer Policy, King's Health Partners Cancer Centre, London, UK.
authors.forename: Arnie D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Purushotham
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009369:Neoplasms; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends