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Americans' Attitudes About Cancer

4/15/2016, STAT and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

This poll was conducted by Stat and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Representatives of the two organizations worked closely to develop the survey questionnaire and analyze the results of the poll. Stat anad Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health paid for the survey and related expenses.

The project team was led by Robert J. Blendon, ScD and Gideon Gill. The Harvard research team also included John Benson, Caitlin McMurtry, and Justin Sayde.

The poll asked Americans to reflect on the efficacy of cancer treatment and how it has or has not changed in the past ten years.

You can read the study's findings on the attached pdf.

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