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Conversation with The Cancer Letter
By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg
Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.
Cancer Policy
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