UNC and Duke Rivals Unite to Fund New Metastatic Breast Cancer Research

Posted Feb 22, 2021
The Susan G. Komen Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Initiative is working to raise one million dollars to find treatments and cures for metastatic breast cancer. With $100,000 dollars to go, the initiative is calling on Tar Heel and Blue Devil fans to step up with their program Blues Unite – a fundraising campaign uniting North Carolina and Duke fans. (Chapelboro.com)

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