Clifton Leaf

How do we change the war on cancer?

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About Clifton Leaf

Clifton Leaf, a journalist and lecturer, is currently writing a book on the war on cancer to be published by Alfred A. Knopf. Previously, he was Executive Editor at Fortune, where in addition to editing features, he directed the magazine’s Wall Street and investing coverage for several years.

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Clifton Leaf explores the statistics behind the mortality rate of cancer and how the information on progress against the disease is misunderstood by the media and their readers.

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