Research on cancer: Why we need to switch the focus from mechanistic research to epidemiology and randomized trials
A major part of medical research is based on the investigation of the biochemical and physiological processes involved in the etiology of disease. This mechanistic research is a weak tool from the perspective of helping to reduce the burden of disease. A far more fruitful strategy has been the study...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300616301860 |