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Hope Kindled for Cancer Sufferers after Obama 'Aspirational Goal'

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It was a pledge by the US president that's been seen as one of his boldest yet. Image: Australia has one of the highest cancer rates in the world (AAP)


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It was a pledge by the US president that's been seen as one of his boldest yet. Image: Australia has one of the highest cancer rates in the world (AAP)


Barack Obama used his State of the Union Address to call for the US to be the country that cures all cancers.

 

His comments were met with hope - and cynicism.

 

But as Omar Dabbagh reports, medical experts believe the goal is more achievable than critics would argue.


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