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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on May 13, 2008
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(10):696-697; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn167
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NEWS

Texas Prepares To Invest Billions In Cancer Research

Joel B. Finkelstein

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Texas is moving forward with a $3 billion bond issue that promises to bolster cancer research in the state. Voters approved a constitutional amendment late last year that will allow the state to fund $300 million in cancer research annually over the next 10 years. Those dollars are expected to start flowing sometime next year, once the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, established under the amendment, is ready to oversee the grantmaking process. Several members were recently named to an oversight committee that will soon take the first steps in establishing the institute by picking a location and director.

Motivated by the death of former Gov. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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