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Article: Lung Cancer Program at UCLA Awarded $13.9-Million Grant
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- May 2, 2001
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Los Angeles Sentinel
05-02-2001
Lung Cancer Program at UCLA Awarded $13.9-Million Grant
The lung cancer program at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center has been designated
a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) by the National Cancer
Institute, making it one of six programs nationwide to receive national
recognition and substantial research funding.
The SPORE designation, announced this month, comes with a $13.9-million,
five-year grant that recognizes UCLA's lung cancer program as one of the
best in the country. The program funds research into the prevention,
detection and treatment of lung cancer, which kills more American men and
women every year than breast, colon and prostate cancers ...