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NAU receives $6.83 million grant to continue community-based Native American cancer prevention program

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The leadership team of the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

Northern Arizona University has been awarded $6.83 million to continue its efforts in cancer research, training and outreach programs serving Native American communities for the next five years.

Since 2002, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to alleviate the unequal burden of cancer among… Read more

CHER study assesses umbilical cord blood banking by American Indian parents

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From left, Kristan Elwell, Emery Eaves and Kate Sanderson review Augustine Molina’s artwork for the cord blood educational materials

Since the first cord blood transfusion was performed in 1988, doctors have performed more than 40,000 cord blood transplants worldwide to treat more than 80 life-threatening illnesses, including leukemia, lymphoma, blood cancers and sickle cell disease.… Read more

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