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SECRETARY SHALALA ANNOUNCES NEW EFFORTS AGAINST BREAST CANCER, REPORT TO PRESIDENT NOTES FIVE YEARS OF PROGRESS
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Regulatory Intelligence Data
10-21-1998
Marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month, HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today
announced new scientific efforts aimed at reducing the risk of developing
the disease, as well as new education outreach efforts to encourage early
detection and treatment.
Secretary Shalala also submitted to President Clinton today the Federal
Coordinating Committee on Breast Cancer's report highlighting five years
of progres...
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