© 2004 by Oxford University Press
© 2004 Oxford University Press
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Puerto Rican Government Offers Support for Country's Cancer Center
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Greatly expanding its commitment to cancer research and treatment, the government of Puerto Rico recently earmarked $40 million over the next 5 years for its cancer research infrastructure and another $75 million to build a new cancer research hospital. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is in the process of approving the funding for what will be the Caribbean's first comprehensive cancer center, to be part of the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan.
"The new center will have a major impact in the care of cancer
patients in the Caribbean basin and Central and South America," said
Reynold Lopez-Enriquez, M.D., a surgical