Cancer Study Proposed + Opportunity Village Taking Applications




The Jefferson Exchange show

Summary: <p>The Jefferson Exchange: May 28, 2013, Hour 1:</p><p><b> <span class="headlinetext">Cancer Study Proposed</span> </b><br><br> Long-term studies provide some of the best information in science and medicine.  And a<a href="http://www.cancer.org/research/acsresearchers/alpa-patel-phd" target="_blank"><strong> prospective study</strong></a> from the American Cancer Society proposes following many people for many years, in the hope of discovering the genetic, lifestyle and environmental causes of cancer.  You'll hear who is eligible for the study.</p><p>+</p><p><b> <span class="headlinetext">Opportunity Village Anew</span> </b><br><br> It was envisioned as a place for homeless people to spend the winter.  But the winter came and went without the opening of the proposed <a href="http://www.opportunityvillageeugene.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Opportunity Village Eugene.</strong></a>  Now the village, modeled after Dignity Village in Portland, is at last taking applications.  You'll hear where the process goes from here.</p>