KI-NA-23471-EN-C CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME (2002-2006) ???????? Cancer is a complex disease with multiple causation, complex inter- actions at the cell, organism but also at population level. At the same time a challenge for interdisciplinary research collaborative from basic to transnational and clinical level to understand better, to integrate scientifi c expertise from the laboratory to the clinic, to validate new innovative tools for detection and early prognosis, to prevent and cure. The present catalogue includes 108 projects, related to cancer research, includes 1 500 researchers from Europe and beyond who through their research projects participate to the ‘Combating Cancer initiative’ part of the EU’s combating major diseases research in the Sixth framework programme. These projects are in the forefront of European collaborative research and are currently providing information, progress and achievements CANCER RESEARCH CANCER RESEARCH on scientifi c knowledge in cancer research. CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER THE SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2002-2006 PROJECT SYNOPSES PROJECT Interested in European research? Research*eu is our monthly magazine keeping you in touch with main developments (results, programmes, events, etc.). It is available in English, French, German and Spanish. A free sample copy or free subscription can be obtained from: European Commission Directorate-General for Research Communication Unit B-1049 Brussels Fax (32-2) 29-58220 E-mail:
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