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The Long War on Cancer
DECLARING WAR ON ANYTHING RARELY WORKS
Forty-two years ago when President Nixon vowed to make curing cancer a national crusade, many anticipated quick results. That expectation was raised in part by the PR campaign, complete with ads suggesting we could cure cancer by the bicentennial, that successfully pushed President Nixon to support what came to be called his "War on Cancer."
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