Safeguarding cancer research funding by European charities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Mol Oncol. 2020 Dec;14(12):2987-2993. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12839. Epub 2020 Nov 22.

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak has affected cancer research and cancer care. European cancer charities need to reconsider strategies for safeguarding income and supporting cancer researchers, in times when sustaining cancer research funding is more crucial than ever.

Keywords: COVID-19; cancer charities; cancer research; funding; pandemic; policy.

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / economics*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Charities* / economics
  • Charities* / organization & administration
  • Charities* / standards
  • Europe / epidemiology
  • Financial Management / economics
  • Financial Management / organization & administration
  • Financial Management / standards
  • Fund Raising* / organization & administration
  • Fund Raising* / standards
  • Humans
  • Intersectoral Collaboration
  • Medical Oncology / economics
  • Medical Oncology / organization & administration
  • Medical Oncology / standards
  • Neoplasms* / etiology
  • Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Organizational Innovation / economics
  • Pandemics
  • Societies, Medical / economics
  • Societies, Medical / organization & administration
  • Societies, Medical / standards