On the recordAugust 26, 2007
As President, I will make ending cancer the top priority it needs to be by increasing funding for the NIH, NCI, and other medical research grants.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “As President, I will make ending cancer the top priority it needs to be by increasing funding for the NIH, NCI, and…”
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