AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE: PARTNERS FOR A CANCER-FREE FUTURE
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acked by more than $1.2 million in grant funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS), Levine Cancer Institute is helping to lead the fight for a world without cancer, starting within the Greater Charlotte region. A benefactor of ACS grant programs since 1997, Atrium Health remains at the
forefront of clinical discoveries and improvements in health equity in cancer care. Due to the success of the two organizations' collaborations to improve cancer detection, treatment, and access to care, Atrium Health was named the American Cancer Society’s “Health System of the Year” for 2021. Several grants recently awarded by ACS to Levine Cancer Institute will help to advance new research studies and ensure even greater access to affordable, best-in-class cancer care. Research currently being led by Steven Park, MD, at Levine Cancer Institute, could be a game-changer in treating chemotherapy-resistant Double-Hit Lymphoma, an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Based in LCI’s Hematologic
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