癌化疗与其他疾病的化疗并不相同,有关癌化疗报道较少,且多不一致,缺乏参考价值。1980年,癌症是首要死因。此后,死亡人数一直在迅速增长。日本国民死亡人数中有三分之一是死于癌症。癌化疗研究涉及从基础到临床的许多领域。本文将述及癌化疗研究中的进展,存在的问题,并讨论要开展的研究工作。 Chemotherapy of cancer chemotherapy and other diseases are not the same, cancer chemotherapy reports less, and more inconsistent, the lack of reference value. In 1980, cancer was the leading cause of death. Since then, the death toll has been rapidly growing. One in every three Japanese nationals died of cancer. Cancer chemotherapy involves many areas from basic to clinical. This article will address the advances and problems in cancer chemotherapy and discuss the research work to be done.