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Texas Children’s and MD Anderson receive $150M gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children’s Cancer Center

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Texas Children’s Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a $150 million gift from Kinder Foundation. 

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