Significant worldwide disparities seen in availability and timeliness of new cancer drugs

Published Date: 09 Oct 2024

Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, with poorer countries missing out, ...

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