The President's Cancer Panel is a three-person panel that reports to the
President of the United States
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on the development and execution of the
National Cancer Program. Members serve 3-year terms, and at least two of the three panel members must be distinguished scientists or physicians. The
President
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appoints one of the members to a one-year Chair position. The Panel meets at least four times each year, and these meetings are open to the public.
The Panel was established in 1971 by the
National Cancer Act
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.
, the Panel consists of
John P. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.S. (Chair),
Edith Peterson Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCPP, FRCP (London), and
Robert A. Ingram
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, M.D.
References
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Cancer organizations based in the United States