About the University Cancer Research Fund

General Assembly Establishes University Cancer Research Fund at UNC on July 31, 2007

(L-R): Dr. Tom Shea; Senate President Marc Basnight; and UNC President Erskine Bowles

Mission

The UCRF’s mission is to save lives and reduce suffering from cancer in North Carolina and beyond. The Fund will accomplish this through:

Discovery: Better understanding the causes and course of cancer;
Innovation: Using new knowledge to create new and better ways to prevent, find, and treat cancer; and
Delivery: Improving cancer care, screening, and prevention across the state.

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