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July 26, 2016
Stuart Lichtman, MD

Why Older Adults Need Cancer Research

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Cancer affects many people as they grow older, so it’s important to have scientific research that focuses on older adults. Dr. Stuart Lichtman discusses why studies haven’t focused on older adults in the past and what is being done to change that.

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