Earmark - Gynecological Cancer (Note: transferred from DHP title VI)

Agency:		Department of Defense--Military
Bureau:		Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
Account:		Research, development, test, and evaluation, Army (21-2040)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Comptroller Program/Budget
Contact Information:		http://WWW.DOD.GOV 703-697-5131

Gynecological Cancer (Note: transferred from DHP title VI)

1 recipient will receive $2,012,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Description: The research will discern the reasons for racial disparities in outcome among women with gynecologic (gyn) malignancies, and to develop targeted interventions for addressing theses discrepancies. The objectives are: 1) Identify differentially expressed genes associated with racial disparity; 2) Identify demographic and behavioral differences associated with racial disparity and evaluate the use of psychosocial intervention to decrease morbidity; and 3) Develop novel vaccines for gyn cancers, focusing on those of highest incidence or greatest mortality among minorities.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Henry M. Jackson Foundation	$2,012		Non-Profit	Rockville, MD

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: 108-622

Location: Line 29, Page 255

Citation Excerpt: Gynecological Cancer (Note: transferred from DHP title VI)

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007