2005 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com) -- Northwestern University has been awarded a
significant 5-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to establish
a Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE). The new center will
develop innovative nanotechnology approaches and devices to combat cancer.
The center at Northwestern is one of seven CCNEs established across the country.
These centers are a major component of NCI's $144.3 million five-year initiative
for nanotechnology in cancer research. First-year funding for Northwestern
is $3.9 million. Funding for the following four years has not yet been
determined, but is expected at approximately the same level, said Chad A.
Mirkin, who will direct the new center.
"This is a truly exciting opportunity," said Mirkin, George B. Rathmann Professor
of Chemistry, professor of medicine and professor of materials science and
engineering. "We look forward to establishing this center and working for
years to come on the important problems of cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.".
Ovarian Cancer Support
Ovarian Cancer Rate Not Declining
The National Cancer Institute released a report this week stating that
“Americans' risk of dying from cancer continues to decline…”
This does not apply to ovarian cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer
death among women in the United States reports the Ovarian Cancer National
Alliance.
Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Launch Lauded by the Ovarian Cancer National
Alliance
The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) Executive Director Sherry Salway
Black today welcomed the news of a long-awaited clinical trial that is designed
to develop an accurate way to detect the recurrence of ovarian cancer from
protein information in the blood.
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