Joe W. Ramos was named director of the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center.
Jane Figueiredo was appointed co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center.
Joe Ramos named director of the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center
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