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ACS grants $4.08M to Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research Center

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The American Cancer Society awarded the University of Illinois Cancer Center a $4.08 million, four-year grant to establish the Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research Center (I-CHER C), a consortium of health care researchers and clinicians charged with improving outcomes in communities disproportionately affected by cancer.

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