Rathmell: We need a “March Madness” for cancer research

“Cancer is a tremendously challenging tournament, but we are in it to win”

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The views expressed here are those of Kimryn Rathmell alone.

Dear Colleagues,

Although this column is running in The Cancer Letter, where we turn for timely insights and information relevant to the cancer community, I suspect that a lot of our readers are watching college basketball this week. 

After all, March Madness, or the NCAA college basketball tournament to determine the national championship, has become an annual event at colleges, living rooms, and sports bars around the U.S. Even those who don’t follow the sport during the season track their favorite school—their alma mater, or a school with their favorite stellar cancer center —to see how far they go. 

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W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC
Former director, National Cancer Institute
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