October 6, 2009
NAU courtesy photo
Jani Ingram, pictured during a research project on the Navajo Nation, is exploring the relationship between cancer and uranium on the reservation.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - A Northern Arizona University and Arizona Cancer Center collaboration seeking solutions to cancer disparities among Native Americans is receiving a $15.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The collaboration - the Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention - is the only partnership being funded by NCI that takes aim at the burden cancer places on Native Americans. NAU will receive $8.9 million and the Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona will receive the remaining funds.