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Strengthening the Role of Cancer Centers
Pages 9-11

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... The centers also provide economical shared research services and resources and leaders who attract substantial amounts of additional research funds. Lacking hard evidence of the effects of the existence of cancer centers on the nature or quality of research conducted in them, the committee relied on its judgment, based on its expertise in biomedical research and study of existing information on cancer centers and their achievements.
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... For example, there are unprecedented opportunities to use immune mechanisms and naturally occurring and genetically engineered biological substances in immunotherapy, hormone therapy, and other new treatments that are being added to the oncologists' traditional armamentarium of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Researchers have developed methods of removing the white blood cells from the blood or tumors of a cancer patient and activating them in vitro with natural substances, such as interIeukin-2, that stimulate the immune system.
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... In addition to supporting a network of cancer centers, NC! supports other mechanisms -- e."., individual investigator and program project research 7 Survivorship research is conducted in the areas of rehabilitation, quality of life, and reentry for cancer patients, including, for example, biomedical research on long-term effects of radiation and chemotherapy, reproductive health of younger patients, or cognitive dysfunction resulting from secondary nervous system treatment; and psychosocial research on the role and effectiveness of peer and professional counseling, systems for dealing with altered self-image, or barriers to insurance coverage and employment.
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