title: Policy: EU data protection regulation--harming cancer research.
abstract: The cancer community is deeply concerned about the unintended consequences of the current wording of the European Union (EU) draft Regulation on Data Protection, which may challenge the survival of retrospective clinical research, biobanking, and population-based cancer registries in the EU. This directive could negatively affect Europe's competitiveness in cancer research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Nuffield Division of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences, Level 4, Academic Block, John Radcliffe Infirmary, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kerr
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic