The National Cancer Institute makes a run at improving results for the poor




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Summary: Poverty often means less access to good health care, and therefore worse outcomes than those of the wealthy. Now the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $50 million in grants to establish five new organizations devoted to cancer prevention and care. The Federal Drive got details now from the senior advisor for health disparities, Shobha Srinivasan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices