Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: Cancer is a complex chronic disease with a real burden that goes beyond the individuals and their families to healthcare budgets and society. At the global level there are still many gaps in the knowledge on cancer research funding and activity. The aim of this paper is to present two approaches that can be used for the collection of data on cancer research investment. Material and methods: A scientific literature search was performed within the three databases (PubMed, Science Direct and OVID MEDICAL), using different combinations of some key words. Results: We identified 7 papers that used the “top-down” method and 4 that used the bibliometric approach for data collection on cancer research investment. Using the first method, usually the cancer research funding from public domain were cached, while using the second the overall expenditure (including indirect funding) could be estimated. Conclusions: The best approach for the collection of cancer research funding information is a combination of bibliometric with “top-down”/ “bottom-up” methods, which allows the assessment of oncological research activity and impact, but also the evaluation of the amount of money invested on cancer research from different perspectives.
Source: The Medical-Surgical Journal
Institution: Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Award: G3501710414
OpenAlex ID: W2564973557