New drugs in cancer therapy.
Approximately 2000 academic and industry researchers, and medical doctors attended this symposium on new drugs in cancer. The Netherlands (land of water) its control and its victory in water management was compared to cancer research, and the fight against the disease. The meeting was officially opened by the major of Amsterdam, S Patijn, who highlighted the multicultural characteristics of Amsterdam. Cancer is an international problem and it was very encouraging to see representatives from both developing and developed countries attending the meeting. The conference organizers stressed that the NCI, EORTC, pharmaceutical industries and researchers must strive together to advance cancer research.