Note :. This article has been corrected and updated to include more information on the projects
The US National Cancer Institute will help the Chilean Ministry of Health has set up a register bank and cancer national tumor, as well as assist in breast cancer studies and gallbladder cancer. NCI announced the company yesterday, after representatives of the two countries signed a letter of intent. Collaboration may include the sharing of research material and work together on cross-border projects; there is no money involved. Chile is the first of five Latin American countries - Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay -. Who officially signed to work with the NCI on cancer research
The NCI focus not provide money, but expertise in different areas to help a country such as Chile get a cancer registry soil, said Jorge Gomez, director of the Office of Latin American cancer program development at NCI. "It is really them" to fund the projects, he said, NCI and is in discussions with them to determine the amount of money they can spend.
Scientifically, Gomez believes much can be learned. For example, a country like Uruguay has made cancer control cervix, while other Latin American countries havent, but why remains a mystery. In addition, five Latin American participants are interested in getting the help of NCI to develop molecular profiles of breast cancer in their patients, which could unravel how breast cancer varies among populations, and the best way to treat it.
Correction: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay have not yet signed agreements of collaboration with the NCI on cancer research. They are expected to do so later this summer.
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