Georgia Awarded Nearly $900,000 for Breast Cancer Research

11/29/2011

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE) announced today that Georgia is one of three states to receive a cooperative agreement grant for $900,000. Over the next three years, the grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will address the needs of women ages 18 to 49 at high risk for developing breast cancer. The Department will partner with Georgia CORE to implement the Georgia Breast Cancer Genomics Education, Surveillance, and Policy Program (GBCG ESP), allowing DPH to benefit from the organization’s ability to attract ongoing support and resources to assure program sustainability beyond the years of CDC funding. VIEW FULL ARTICLE