The inaugural cohort of institutions are: the University of Arizona’s Board of Regents; the University of Illinois at Chicago; Atlanta-based Morehouse School of Medicine and Washington, D.C.-based Howard University. Each institution received a four-year grant of $4.08 million.
“Cancer is a disease that affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone equally,” stated Tawana Johnson-Thomas, senior vice president and chief diversity officer for the American Cancer Society. “Many barriers can impact a person’s ability to prevent, find, trea, and survive cancer. This funding will allow the cancer health equity research centers [CHERC] to target cancer health disparities unique to a local or regional community.”
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