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Conversation with The Cancer Letter
On Aug. 5, two months into her job as CEO of the American Cancer Society, Karen Knudsen was in Burlington, VT, checking out the Hope Lodge—the third one she visited since taking the job.
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NCI Trials


NCI Trials for September 2021
The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month.
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