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Vincent DeVita Jr.

Vice President Joe Biden (L) meets with (C-R) Dr. Bruce Levine, Dr. Carl June, and University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann while touring the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center. During the State of t

Are we getting close to the 'death' of cancer?

February 21, 2016
Health

Vincent DeVita Jr., former director of the National Cancer Institute, thinks we're not only winning the war on cancer, he hopes we may be able to turn some forms of the fatal disease into a chronic condition that can be managed.

Are we getting close to the 'death' of cancer?

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