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New research shows that funding for discovery research has declined by around 25% since 2006.
A decline in funding now could impact the development of new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer in the future.
The UK based charity, Worldwide Cancer Research, has raised concerns over new findings, which show a shift away from funding research exploring the fundamental biology of cancer, also known as discovery research. The charity, which funds this type of research all over the world, says it is vital that funding is maintained in this area to continue starting new cancer cures.
The findings, published in the Journal of Global Oncology, shows that between 2006 and 2018 the percentage of annual funding from public and third sector organisations around the world going into discovery cancer research fell by around a quarter (or 10 percentage points). In comparison, the findings show a clear increase in the percentage of annual funding globally going towards translational or clin
New Global Coalition Aims to Eliminate Structural Barriers to Fight Cancer Crisis in Resource-Limited Countries in Africa
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Collaboration on Implementation Science Research in Global Oncology awards $500,000 to eight country-specific pilot projects in quest to develop sustainable best practices We have to look across the spectrum of cancer care capacity building and select certain projects to pilot in different countries, evaluate how they work and, if we, can replicate them in other countries,” said Ute Dugan, MD, co-founder of CIRGO. CHICAGO (PRWEB) February 09, 2021 A group of global oncology organizations have joined forces to establish the Collaboration on Implementation Science Research in Global Oncology (CIRGO) to improve the coordination of cancer care systems in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa.