Two New Groundbreaking Cancer Treatments

Published on September 11, 2017
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Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! Finding safe, effective cancer treatments is tough, but in the last couple of weeks, we’ve taken two major steps toward a future where every type of cancer has a cure.

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