Experts: Too many obstacles in the way of new cancer drugs

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Experts: Too many obstacles in the way of new cancer drugs

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Experts: Too many obstacles in the way of new cancer drugs

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By Scott Canon | Kansas City Star

Time and again, the scientists, doctors, drug makers and regulators who gathered Tuesday in Kansas City to talk about new cancer drugs spoke of the "valley of death."

It's the long-cursed chasm between jaw-dropping breakthroughs in basic science � often unearthed at universities � and the manufacture of drugs that can battle your tumor.

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