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Forty Years' War: Lack of Study Volunteers May Hobble Cancer Fight

Aug. 2, 2009
In the war on cancer, a major hurdle involves finding cancer patients willing to participate in clinical trials, and doctors willing to enroll them.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler