CHICAGO — Leading U.S. cancer scientists said that five years of flat federal funding of cancer research is threatening to undo major strides made against the disease.
Nancy Davidson, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, said researchers had experienced a $500 million decline in real spending during “the longest sustained period of flat funding” in memory.
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Storrs, CT (Sports Network) - Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun announced Friday that he is being treated for a form of skin cancer.
Calhoun spoke at a press conference Friday and said he underwent a procedure on his upper right neck on May 6. The cancer was removed, along with a small portion of the salivary gland and 37 additional lymph nodes from lower in the neck.
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