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Ending cancer as we know it—for everyone—begins with the numbers

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January is always an exciting time for the American Cancer Society. Every year since 1951, ACS has published Cancer Facts & Figures(CFF), a summary of the most up-to-date population-based cancer data in the United States.  This report, and its accompanying scientific article, Cancer Statistics, published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, are the most...

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William L. Dahut, MD
Chief scientific officer, American Cancer Society
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