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National Lung Cancer Partnership announces research grant recipient

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, March 4th, 2007

National Lung Cancer Partnership announced that Dr. Richard Pietras of the University of California at Los Angeles has been selected as the recipient of the organization's Research Grant for advancing the understanding of sex differences in lung cancer.

The Research Grant, made possible by a gift from Genentech, is designed to drive research forward that will increase understanding of how gender differences contribute to lung cancer risk, biology, and response to treatment.

The 2-year, $100,000 grant will support Pietras as he pursues research investigating how estrogen and estrogen receptors work together to stimulate lung tumor growth. His research...

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