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The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) is dedicated to providing scientists in the lab the funding they need to make game-changing discoveries in cancer treatments, detection and, ultimately, a cure for all types of cancer.

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– Albert Szent-Györgyi, M.D., Ph.D.

1937 Nobel Laureate, NFCR Co-Founder

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