Funding, data sharing needed for R.I. to advance cancer innovations

CANCER FIGHT: Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, right, director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, is one of the doctors pushing to get a National Cancer Institute designation for the center and is seeking help from state leaders. 
COURTESY BROWN ­UNIVERSITY
CANCER FIGHT: Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, right, director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, is one of the doctors pushing to get a National Cancer Institute designation for the center and is seeking help from state leaders. 
COURTESY BROWN ­UNIVERSITY

When Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, one of the nation’s top physician-scientists and oncologists, came to Rhode Island in 2019, he was eager to help the Ocean State realize its untapped potential to become a leader in cancer care and research. Rhode Island has some of the highest cancer rates in the country, but with an Ivy

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