University of South Florida-Moffitt Cancer Center joint program supported by $6 million grant from National Institutes of Health

		IMAGE: Dr. Richard Roetzheim, left, of the University of South Florida, and Dr. B. Lee Green of Moffitt Cancer Center lead the new Center of Excellence on Cancer Health Disparities, which... Click here for more information.

Tampa, FL (June 15, 2009) -- The University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center have been awarded a highly competitive, $6-million federal grant to create a National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) Center of Excellence. The five-year program grant from the NCMHD, National Institutes of Health, will focus on research, education and training, and community outreach activities to reduce cancer-related health disparities among minority and underserved communities in Florida.