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FreeGuest Editorial
Mainstream tobacco control advocates are celebrating the recent announcement that the Food and Drug Administration is poised to restrict the manufacture and sale of mentholated cigarettes and cigars.
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NCI Trials


NCI Trials for May 2021
The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month.
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