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Poor Science; Poorly Trained Scientists; Poor Policies: Major Deterrents to the
War on Cancer
#MMPMID30002779
Costello LC
J Can Res Updates
2018[]; 7
(3
): 79-83
PMID30002779
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Although the availability of funding has been described as the major limitation
on advances in cancer, the progress in the war on cancer has been deterred mainly
by poor science, poorly trained scientists, and poor NIH policies. This is the
result of NIH policies of its extreme focus on molecular biology (genomics,
molecular genetics, molecular biology) identification of the molecular factors
and pathways; which are required for the acceptability of treatment and
preventive protocols. As such, this has influenced virtually all agencies that
provide grants for medical research to adopt the NIH policies. This has impacted
the funding of the research as well as the focus of the training of scientists.
Directors of NCI Dr. Varmus (also Nobel Prize awardee) and Dr. Zerhouni had
addressed this issue; and they rejected the necessity of molecular biology
studies and information. NIH should return to the holistic
physiological/pathophysiological approach to studies of cancer issues. This would
provide the best approach for winning the war on cancer.