J Natl Cancer Inst. 1990 May 16;82(10):825-35.
The questions of the extent of progress against cancer and how to measure it have stimulated attention among scientists and in Congress. In this presentation, we summarize a report requested by the Senate Appropriations Committee to address the adequacy of the existing measures of progress against cancer. The report was prepared by an extramural committee convened by the National Cancer Institute at the request of Congress. It includes extensive findings and recommendations on the existing measures of progress against cancer, the systems used to develop the data reported through the measures, the frequency and content of reports addressing progress, and the need for analytic research on this topic. Although the Extramural Committee To Assess Measures of Progress Against Cancer found the measures and systems to be generally adequate, they also found that modification or expansion of the information base is needed in many areas.
癌症防治进展的程度以及如何衡量这一进展的问题，已引起科学家和美国国会的关注。在本报告中，我们总结了一份由参议院拨款委员会要求撰写的报告，该报告旨在探讨现有癌症防治进展衡量指标的充分性。这份报告是应国会要求，由美国国立癌症研究所召集的一个外部委员会编写的。报告包含了关于现有癌症防治进展衡量指标、用于通过这些指标报告数据的系统、汇报进展情况报告的频率和内容，以及对该主题进行分析研究的必要性等方面的广泛调查结果和建议。尽管评估癌症防治进展衡量指标外部委员会发现这些指标和系统总体上是充分的，但他们也发现许多领域需要修改或扩展信息库。
