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Kimryn Rathmell: Flat funding in FY24 would mean more cuts to NCI programs

New NCI director to continue the National Cancer Plan set in motion by predecessor Monica Bertagnolli

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As the likelihood of a flat budget increases for the 2024 fiscal year, NCI will have difficulty maintaining its current programs, the institute’s new director Kimryn Rathmell said in her inaugural NCI director’s report to members of the National Cancer Advisory Board Feb. 8. 

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