Governor Cuomo Announces $3 Million in Funding For Prostate Cancer Research
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Issues: Science Health and Health Care
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $3 million in prostate cancer research funding has been awarded to 20 research institutions across the state to explore new and innovative concepts in prostate cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment. Prostate cancer remains the second most common cancer among men in New York State.
"This form of cancer affects thousands of New Yorkers each year and ongoing research remains our best avenue to fight, treat and ultimately eradicate it," Governor Cuomo said. "Empowering New York's premier research facilities to select their own innovative avenues for research has great potential for further advancing our understanding of this deadly disease."
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