NCI Funds Range of Prostate Cancer Research

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Oncology NEWS InternationalOncology NEWS International Vol 8 No 5
Volume 8
Issue 5

BETHESDA, Md-The National Cancer Institute is funding a wide range of prostate cancer research, including genetic epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, diet and nutrition, animal models, surveillance, diagnostic imaging, clinical trials, prevention and early detection, and the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project .

BETHESDA, Md—The National Cancer Institute is funding a wide range of prostate cancer research, including genetic epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, diet and nutrition, animal models, surveillance, diagnostic imaging, clinical trials, prevention and early detection, and the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project .

For a list of grant opportunities and contacts, visit the NCI’s website at www.nci.nih.gov/prostate.html.

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