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Although I grew up in San Jose, California, and my family is still there, my home is Washington State. I have been married for more than 40 years, and have three children and four grandchildren. I went into medicine because of my love of science, and perhaps also because my mother had breast cancer when I was a small child, and I wasn_t sure how long she would be with me. I believe strongly in the ...