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CancerNet, NCI's mail server providing cancer information has been
updated for March. For a description of statement changes, request
Monthly PDQ Statement Changes ( cn-405001). For a brief listing
of CancerNet content changes for the current month, request CancerNet
Changes ( cn-400000).
 
CANCERLIT citations and abstracts for March will be available
in CancerNet after March 7, 1996.
 
The National Cancer Institute Information Associates Program
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For details, request news articles How to Access NCI Information
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