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Jed Manocherian grew obsessed with Mary Lasker after starting an NIH lobbying organization

Soon after real estate developer and investor Jed Manocherian started a non-profit that lobbies for biomedical research, he heard about the outsized role Mary Lasker played in shaping government-funded biomedical research in the U.S.

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Vol.49 No.12

By Paul Goldberg

Cancer History Project Conversation with The Cancer Letter

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Vol.49 No.12

By Paul Goldberg

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NCI is on the cusp of releasing designs for its National Cancer Plan, an initiative that would guide the institute’s mission and portfolio for years to come and engage everyone in oncology to “end cancer as we know it,” said NCI Director Monica Bertagnolli.

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Vol.49 No.12

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

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Vol.49 No.12

In Brief

Patricia M. LoRusso elected AACR president-elect for 2023-2024

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Vol.49 No.12

Cancer Research UK, Oncode Institute form strategic alliance

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