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Disclosures: Mr. Avila reports research support for this work from the Pritzker School of Medicine Summer Research Program and the American Society for Clinical Oncology Conquer Cancer Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations. Professor Ichikawa reports grant support from the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence. Dr. Golden reports grant funding from Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, National Institutes of Health, and Radiation Oncology Institute. He is the Manager of RadOncQuestions.com and Chair of the Radiation Oncology Education Collaborative Study Group. All authors report no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article. This work was supported by the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, the American Society for Clinical Oncology Conquer Cancer Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations, and the National Institutes of Health [NIH CTSA UL1 TR000430]. The funding sources had no involvement in conduct of this research or the preparation of the manuscript.
