Primary Recipient

NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE

Amount

$513,524.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Melanoma is the most rapidly increasing malignancy in the United States. While it accounts for only 4% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for nearly 80% of all skin cancer deaths. If detected early, the disease is easily treated; however, once the dis