How Delaware became a model for improving cancer control, prevention, and treatment

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As I step down as medical director of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute (HFGCCRI) at Christiana Care later this year and assume the position of director of the Cawley Center for Translational Cancer Research at the HFGCCRI, I can reflect back on the success of cancer care in Delaware.

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Nicholas J. Petrelli, MD
Bank of America Endowed Medical Director, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, ChristianaCare Health System; Associate director of translational research, Wistar Cancer Institute
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