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CPRIT grants $90M for cancer research, prevention across Texas

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The governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas approved over $90 million in cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting on Feb. 15. The slate of forty projects from across Texas fund a wide range of research and prevention efforts at major research hubs like Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, but also invests in rapidly developing cancer research programs in El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley.

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