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The Cancer Caucus: Three Lawmakers on Their Experiences With Cancer

By Thomas McKinless

Posted March 13, 2016 at 2:04pm

By Thomas McKinless and Lindsey McPherson

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With a renewed push for cancer research in Congress following the president’s “moonshot” cancer initiative, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Donald M. Payne Jr. and Billy Long share stories of their personal experiences with the often-fatal disease.

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