Cancer moonshot? It’s not rocket science!

Carsten Timmermann, MSc, MA, PhD

Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM)

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Description

Last month President Obama announced a new ‘moonshot’ in the global race to find a cure for cancer. Carsten Timmermann wonders if this new shot in the ‘war on cancer’ is a good idea.

Period	16 Feb 2016

Media contributions

Title	Cancer moonshot? It’s not rocket science!
Media name/outlet	The H-Word - The Guardian
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	16/02/16
Description	Last month President Obama announced a new ‘moonshot’ in the global race to find a cure for cancer. Carsten Timmermann wonders if this new shot in the ‘war on cancer’ is a good idea.
Producer/Author	Carsten Timmermann
URL	https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2016/feb/16/cancer-moonshot-not-rocket-science
Persons	Carsten Timmermann

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Keywords

cancer research
history
moonshots