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The Mayo Clinic has been awarded $6
million to expand cancer prevention and outreach to American Indian
and Alaska Native patients.


      The National Cancer Institute gave the five-year grant for
clinical research studies in Alaska and Wisconsin and for the
Hampton Faculty Fellows Program.


      The Post-Bulletin reports the Mayo's Native American Programs
director, Dr. Judith Kaur, is currently one of only two American
Indian medical oncologists in the United States.
     

 According to the Mayo's announcement, she will lead the new
Spirit of EAGLES Community Network Program, which will focus on
"comprehensive cancer control, including translational research,
clinical trials and continued community-based participatory
research."

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The Mayo Clinic has been awarded $6
million to expand cancer prevention and outreach to American Indian
and Alaska Native patients.


Mayo Clinic to expand outreach to American Indians

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