Colon Cancer

USC consortium receives $15 million NCI grant to determine causes

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 1st, 2002

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded $15 million to the University of Southern California as part of a $50 million renewal grant for the Cooperative Family Registries for Colorectal Cancer Studies, an international collaboration among six centers, including a consortium of researchers from USC and several other institutions.

"This is the largest single resource in the world to help determine what causes colon cancer and how to prevent it," said Robert Haile, DPH, professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the principal investigator for the USC consortium.

The registry, which was established 5 years ago, now...

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