MacArthur Fellowships of $500,000 awarded for genius in reducing cervical and breast cancer
20th Sep 2005, 04:46 GMT
Two 2005 MacArthur Fellowships will be awarded to individuals for their work in health: a researcher, for work in reducing cervical cancer mortality rates in developing countries, and a researcher for work in identifying risk factors for breast cancer in Afro-American and African women, particularly.
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