Running head: REFORMATION OF CANCER RESEARCH 1 REFORMATION OF CANCER RESEARCH 6 Reformation of Cancer Research Student College Research Proposal Should the cancer guidelines increase research funding towards recalcitrant cancers? Due to the controversy surrounding undetectable or terminal cancers, the issue has arrived in regards to making sure that funding is provided for these cancers as they are for other forms of cancers that are more likely to see survivors. This proposal will explore the feasibility in the exploration of recalcitrant cancers. Reformation of Cancer Research Introduction According to a nation-wide study conducted in 2009 by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one in two people in the United States will be diagnosed with at least one type of cancer throughout their lifetime (“Surveillance”, n.d.). With such a shocking statistic, it is extremely imperative that American research teams continually update their practices of cancer research. Researchers must frequently analyze their active research strategies in order to remain up to date with the latest statistics and trends in the cancer world along with adjusting their research focus based on current statistical data. Key point 1 Claim: Despite their efforts, however, research is severely lacking with many styles of cancer. Regrettably, many of the types of cancers which lack research are some of the most terminal forms of cancer. These terminal cancers are known as recalcitrant cancers, and are classified as having less than a fifty percent chance of living more than five years (“Congressional Budget”, 2012). In order to become a well versed nation, the United States government must begin to shift their research focus toward recalcitrant cancers. Opposing viewpoint: Currently, cancer research groups are doing a superb job in analyzing several types of cancer and have made many ground breaking discoveries in both pre-emptive and post diagnostic procedures for multiple forms of cancer. Rebuttal: Current research practices in the United States have focused a large majority of their funding on a minute amount of the cancers known. As a result of this practice, many recalcitrant cancers have become severely limited as far as the amount of research being done. In the 2010 fiscal year, the National Cancer Institute published a document showing the allocation of research funds for specific types of cancers. Key point 2 Claim: In order to move forward with cancer research, the amount of funds allocated need to be redirected into the recalcitrant cancers that in the past have not received much funding. Cancers such as pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer and ovarian cancer fall into this category (Healy, 2013). Each of the above mentioned cancers are in dire need of research in order to effectively gain knowledge on the disease process. As of today, .