{"id":8344,"date":"2022-06-10T14:08:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/community-outreach-engagement\/?p=8344"},"modified":"2022-07-25T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T21:17:00","slug":"wendy-cohn-and-thomas-p-loughran-jr-column-a-comprehensive-approach-to-better-cancer-prevention-and-care-for-all-virginians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/community-outreach-engagement\/2022\/06\/wendy-cohn-and-thomas-p-loughran-jr-column-a-comprehensive-approach-to-better-cancer-prevention-and-care-for-all-virginians\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Cohn and Thomas P. 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