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Delay in passing the FY24 budget is “disastrous for our cancer centers”

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As NCI continues to hobble along on a flat budget provided by a succession of continuing resolutions, the prospects for robust funding for cancer research, rising paylines, and healthy cancer center support grants have dimmed for this fiscal year. “The extended delay in passing the FY2024 budget is disastrous for our cancer centers,” Jennifer W....

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