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Karen Honey
Figure 3
On July 6, 1953, Charles Meredith (seated), a 67-year-old farmer with prostate cancer, was admitted as the Clinical Center’s first patient.
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He was placed on a hormone therapy protocol by his physician, Roy Hertz (second from right). Also on hand were (left to right) Clinical Center nurses Nadine Luxmore and Elizabeth Walker. Photograph courtesy of the NIH Clinical Center.
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