Thoughts on Cancer Research, 1963
Authors: ALFRED GELLHORN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Editorial1 August 1963Thoughts on Cancer Research, 1963ALFRED GELLHORN, M.D., F.A.C.P.ALFRED GELLHORN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-59-2-251 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptNo dramatic therapeutic or diagnostic innovations have appeared this year to diminish the toll of cancer on the American population. Bronchogenic carcinoma remains the number one internal malignant tumor of the male. Its incidence in the younger age groups and its over-all frequency in men continues to increase (1) as does the domestic sale and foreign export of cigarettes (2). 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