title: Surge in Philanthropy Fuels Cancer Research.
abstract: Philanthropy could lead to faster cures by funding riskier research-projects more likely to fail but with potentially high impact-and promoting better teamwork among researchers. However, researchers and fundraisers say that it should augment, not replace, government funding.
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics*; D005653:Fund Raising; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000191:economics*