National Cancer Coalition Announces Angel Grant Recipients

RALEIGH, N.C., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cancer
Coalition (NCC) is pleased to announce its recent Angel Grant recipients,
which include: Dr. Steven Brem of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Dr. Julie
Blatt of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Dr. Jeffrey Taub of
the Children's Hospital of Michigan, and Dr. Eric Beyer of the University of
Chicago.

Steven S. Brem, M.D., is the Director of Neurosurgery and the Division Chief
of the Neuro-Oncology Department at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.
Dr. Brem is utilizing his Angel Grant to pursue the development of new
anti-angiogenic therapies for pediatric brain tumors.

Julie Blatt, M.D., is the Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her award furthered UNC's study
demonstrating no overall link between autism and cancer in children, as well
as a teaching program for childhood cancer survivors and healthcare providers.

Jeffrey W. Taub, M.D., is the Director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Program at the Children's Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Taub's grant will be used
to provide a new visible wavelength microplate reader, which is integral to
his innovative research and treatment of acute leukemias.

Eric C. Beyer, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at
the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital. His Angel Grant will
be used to further his investigations of the biology of pediatric Glioblastoma
multiforme (GBM) brain tumors and their treatment.

The National Cancer Coalition implemented its Angel Grant program to provide
seed funding to innovative projects that benefit and further cancer research,
education, and programs. Grants are also awarded to act as a catalyst for
scientists to secure additional funding from United States government agencies
and other sources. For more information on Angel Grants and how to apply,
please visit our website at: www.nationalcancercoalition.org.

The National Cancer Coalition, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation,
supports cancer relief, research, and educational programs throughout the
world. The Coalition's international medical assistance program, termed NCC
Cares, provides requested pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and hospital
supplies to public hospitals and local humanitarian organizations that help
needy patients in over 40 developing countries around the world. The NCC
Provides program awards financial assistance for American cancer patients who
would otherwise not be able to complete their treatments. For additional
information, visit our website at: www.nationalcancercoalition.org.

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