Patients and politicians anxiously await and increasingly demand a 'cure' for cancer. But trying to control the disease may prove a better plan than striving to cure it, says Robert A. Gatenby.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
204,58 € per year
only 4,01 € per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Gatenby, R. A., Silva, A., Gillies, R. & Frieden, B. R. Cancer Res. (in the press).
Scappini, B. et al. Cancer 100, 1459–1471 (2004).
Gautam, A. & Bepler, G. Cancer Res. 66, 6497–6502 (2006).
Davidson, J. D. et al. Cancer Res. 64, 3761–3766 (2004).
Izzo, J. G. et al. Mol. Cancer Ther. 5, 2844–2849 (2006).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Gatenby, R. A change of strategy in the war on cancer. Nature 459, 508–509 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459508a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/459508a
