Primary Recipient

NEVADA CANCER INSTITUTE

Amount

$208,080.00

Award Date

5/29/2009

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