癌症是全球范围内最主要的健康问题之一。研发癌症防治的新技术、新药物、新疗法，是中国人民和全人类共同的迫切需求，也是全球科技竞争的重点方向。肿瘤基础研究对癌症防治工作起着关键作用。指出了当前中国癌症领域“从0到1”研发诊断治疗新靶点、新药物的创新能力仍与世界一流水平有差距，面临的关键问题不是研究成果转化程度不高，而是基础研究的深度广度不足。建议为促进新时期癌症防治工作，应当高度重视肿瘤基础研究，通过稳定的经费支持、合理的项目设置、健全产学研合作机制、促进国际合作等措施支持高水平肿瘤基础研究的发展。
Cancer is one of the major health challenges worldwide. It is in urgent need to develop new technologies, new medicine, and new strategies to prevent and treat cancer. Cancer research is one key area in today’s global scientific competition. Importantly, basic research holds the key for successful cancer prevention and treatment. It is the major reason why we are behind the world-class level in developing novel cancer targets and drugs. In order to promote cancer prevention and treatment in the new era, we should pay special attention to cancer basic research. High-level cancer basic research could be supported through stable financial funding, wise project setting, improved industry-university-research cooperation mechanisms, and effective international cooperation.
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