Clara Bloomfield, blood cancer expert and destroyer of glass ceilings, dies at 77

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In 1989, I joined Cancer and Leukemia Group B and was introduced into the clinical trials world and a mighty force for good, Dr. Clara D. Bloomfield.

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Electra D. Paskett, PhD
Marion N. Rowley Professor of Cancer Research, director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Department of Internal Medicine, professor, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, associate director, population sciences and community outreach, Comprehensive Cancer Center, director, Center for Cancer Health Equity, Ohio State University
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