- St. Jude named Dr. Charles W. M. Roberts its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, succeeding Dr. James R. Downing.
- Roberts — a physician-researcher — says technological advances make this a "once-in-a-lifetime" moment to push childhood cancer survival (which has risen from ~20% in 1962 to over 80% today) even higher.
- St. Jude will keep providing treatment at no cost and expand global reach, relying heavily on philanthropic support (ALSAC raised about $2.3 billion annually recently).
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