CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center has been awarded a $100,000 grant from TD Bank to expand two of its key initiatives.
The grant money will give $85,000 to expand SC AMEN, a prostate cancer education program for Black men, and $15,000 to support SC CHEER Youth Enjoy Science, a summer research program for high school students in Charleston County.
Dr. Marvella Ford, Hollings Office of Community Outreach and Engagement associate director, says the money comes at a perfect time since the SC CHEER YES lost its funding due to funding cuts happening at the National Cancer Institute…