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By Matthew Bin Han Ong
Nearly 100 cancer patients and others gather for a march to University of Utah President David Pershing's office on April 24, calling for the reinstatement of Mary Beckerle as director and CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.Cover Photo by Scott G Winterton, Deseret NewsA week after her abrupt firing, Mary Beckerle is back in her job as director and CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.
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