Scientists and patient advocates have largely overlapping agendas, but, ultimately, their agendas diverge, said Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, the organization that ushered in a new era in the politics of cancer research and delivery of care.
“Backwater to Blockbuster,” the first de novo book published by the Cancer History Project, traces the evolution of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to its current status of a powerhouse of research in pediatric cancer.
