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Cancer History ProjectFree
By Alexandria Carolan and Katie Goldberg
The ASCO annual meeting began in 1964 as a group of 51 physicians finalizing the bylaws of the organization—and has since turned into a much-anticipated global event that brings together 35,000 to 40,000 people across all areas of oncology.
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The National Cancer Institute approved the following clinical research studies last month.
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