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Mary Bird Perkins receives $2 million grant for North Baton Rouge cancer care

Por: The Advocate Business September 29, 2022

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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has been awarded a $2 million grant to provide support services to cancer patients in North Baton Rouge.The money from the Merck Foundation will help a projected 1,700 patients over the next 5 years in an effort to make cancer care more equitable in underserved communities.The cancer center will spend the next six months planning and holding listening sessions with people in the community and former and current... + full article



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