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The cancer act was one of the most important federal government programs to date. Principles and practice of oncology is now in its eighth edition. As a 92 year old family physician i practised when many of my patients died of cancer,thanks to dr. Devitas book, the death of cancer, is a personal recollection of one of the most wellknown cancer specialists in the world. The most interesting character in devitas book, though, is cancer itself.
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