What is the problem?
Retro-inspection on 100 years of anti-cancer war

Malignant tumor, also known as cancer, has been recognized by human for more than 100 years, and scientists and clinicians have fought for generations, but not yet conquered cancer. Currently, Cancer is still the second merciless killer for human.

Many efforts have been paid to combat cancers, and new anti-caner drugs and modalities are developed with the aid of advanced technologies and cutting-edge research tools, making some early-stage cancers such as breast and uterine cancers curable. Nevertheless, most of cancers, especially at late stage, are still the unsolved thorny challenges to clinicians and scientists. Now, human is locked in a stalemate with cancer, and even at the disadvantage in the combat against cancer, therefore, there is a long way to go for human’s anti-cancer cause.
In March 2004, the magazine "Fortune" unprecedently proposed such a thought-provoking question on its cover: why mankind in the war against cancer is a loser? Why the current anti-cancer drugs produce little effects? The "failure" conclusion in news media gives a sharp warning to mankind, and not only ordinary people will be concerned about this question, but also professionals will have to rethink today's anti-cancer guiding philosophy.

What lessons have Human learned during 100 years of anti-cancer war? Why is the war against cancer still in a stalemate? We believe that the only way to find an effective measure to combat cancer is to profoundly review various clinical and experimental research data, unravel the mysteries and pinpoint the key issues, thereby seek new breakthroughs.