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Extraordinary Opportunity: Genes and the Environment
Goal: identify and characterize every major human gene that predisposes people to cancer; begin to apply these discoveries through clinical practice to help patients at risk; address the psychosocial, ethical, and legal issues associated with inherited cancer susceptibility (NCI Web) (NCI Thesaurus)
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