European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1067-1079 , April 2009

The cure of cancer: A European perspective

  • Silvia Francisci

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +39 0649904291; fax: +39 0649904285.
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  • Riccardo Capocaccia

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Enrico Grande

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Mariano Santaquilani

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Arianna Simonetti

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Unit, National Center for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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  • Claudia Allemani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Gemma Gatta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Milena Sant

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Giulia Zigon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
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  • Freddie Bray

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Registry of Norway, N-0310 Oslo, Norway and Dept. of Biostatistics, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway
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  • Maryska Janssen-Heijnen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research, Eindhoven Cancer Registry, P.O. Box 231, 5600 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC-University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam The Netherlands
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  • the EUROCARE Working Group

Received 23 June 2008 ,Revised 24 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.034

European Journal of Cancer
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