Dell Medical School receives $2.3 million grant to fund colorectal cancer screenings

Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin received a $2.3 million grant to fund a new community-wide project that will increase colorectal cancer screenings, according to a news release from the school. The school says the new program, funded by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas, addresses unmet needs seen throughout Travis County. Although colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States, only 35 percent of Travis County residents with limited access to care receive routine screening, according to the news release. Waits for colonoscopy screenings can be up to six […]

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