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Cancer research in the United States: Dying by a thousand paper cuts
Author(s) -
Kantarjian Hagop,
Stewart David J.,
Zwelling Leonard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28193
Subject(s) - medicine , remedial education , cancer , bureaucracy , health care , family medicine , gerontology , law , political science , politics
The authors discuss cancer research in the United States and the implications of bureaucratic burdens on the conduct and cost of research and, consequently, the cost of drugs and health care. They propose potential remedial solutions.