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VCU awarded $9M from NCI to establish Cancer Control Equity Research Center

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Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a five-year, $9 million grant from NCI to establish a pioneering Cancer Control Equity Research Center. This initiative aims to enhance the dissemination and implementation of health promotion and cancer prevention services for individuals and families residing in Virginia’s Housing and Urban Development-administered income-based housing communities in the Greater Richmond region and Hampton Roads.

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